Directly
Directly adverb - In a direct line or course.
Straight line and directly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight line" instead an adverb "Directly".
Straight line
Straight line noun - A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature.
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Synonyms for Straight line
Directly and straight line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Directly" instead an adverb phrase "Straight line".
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- Also, both she and her comrades can walk in a straight line and not get hit by enemy gunfire even if it's aimed directly at them.
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The RX-78 Gundam's Beam Javelin is also like this, as a single all-piercing projectile thrown directly in front of the Gundam in a straight line.
Source: Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon - When the Brains go on a rampage in Futurama, Hermes points to each destroyed planet on a flat star map and notes that each planet forms a straight line that points directly toward the Earth; precisely the planet that the Brains attack next.
Source: Sacrificial Planet
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