Route
Route noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.
Straight line and route are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight line" instead a noun "Route".
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
Route and straight line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Route" instead a noun phrase "Straight line".
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- In the hospital, Marty passes away as the military airlift Godzilla away; and the team realize Godzilla's route was a straight line; the legend was coming true, they realize; Godzilla is trying to locate and destroy the alien beast foretold in legend.
Source: Film / Godzilla 1994 - But one of your poor fellow condemned prisoners at the start of Skyrim finds out the hard way that running away and yelling "YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME" isn't the best strategy when your escape route is a straight line that goes directly past three soldiers carrying longbows.
Source: Slower Than A Speeding Bullet
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