How do you say this in a non-colloquial way??? I can't for the life of me come up with another word or phrase that means precisely the same thing. I almost suspect there ISN'T a commonly used word for it - if that is so, is it acceptable to describe distance "as the crow flies" in a formal document?
Help!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
"in a straight line"?
"linear distance"?
"blah blah blah is ___ linear miles from suchandsuch?"
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
Is "linear distance" a phrase that's used? Or "linear miles"? I've never heard of them, but that clearly doesn't mean much.
The specific context is that something has to be within 55 km of a certain point - as the crow flies, not driving distance. What about "aerial distance"? All these options sound funny to me...
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I've mostly read "Within a 55 km radius of". This means linear distance and never driving or meandering distance.
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
*bell rings* Thanks, Karl, that's what I'll recommend.
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