As the crow flies and Shortest route

As the crow flies adverb - By the shortest and most direct route.

Shortest route and as the crow flies are semantically related. in shortest most direct route topic. In some cases you can use "Shortest route" instead an adverb phrase "As the crow flies".

As the crow flies and shortest route are semantically related. You can use "As the crow flies" instead an adverb phrase "Shortest route".