fågelvägen

Swedish

Etymology

From fågel (“bird”) +‎ vägen, definite form of väg (“road”).

Noun

fågelvägen c

  1. as the crow flies (a straight line)
    Mellan stad A och stad B är det 15 km fågelvägen, men eftersom det är en sjö emellan måste man åka 22 km med bil.
    Between city A and city B it's 15 km as the crow flies, but since there's a lake in between, you have to travel 22 km with car.

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