steering steerage. point of the compass, cardinal points
North East, South, West
N by E, ENE, NE by N, NE, c.
rhumb, azimuth, line of collimation. line, path, road, range, quarter, line of march
alignment, allignment
air line, beeline
straight shoot.
Verbs
tend towards, bend towards, point towards
conduct to, go to
point to, point at
bend, trend, verge, incline, dip, determine. steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards
aim at, level at
take aim
keep a course, hold a course
be bound for
bend one's steps towards
direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course
align one's march, allign one's march
to straight, go straight to the point
march on, march on a point. ascertain one's direction etc. n.
see which way the wind blows
box the compass
take the air line.
Adjectives
directed etc. v.. directed towards
pointing towards etc. v.
bound for
aligned, with alligned with
direct, straight
undeviating, unswerving
straightforward
North, Northern, Northerly, c. n..
Adverbs
towards
on the road, on the high road to
en avant
versus, to
hither, thither, whither
directly
straight as an arrow, forwards as an arrow
point blank
in a bee line to, in a direct line to, as the crow flies, in a straight line to, in a bee line for, in a direct line for, in a straight line for, in a bee line with, in a direct line with, in a straight line with
in a line with
full tilt at, as the crow flies. before the wind, near the wind, close to the wind, against the wind
windwards, in the wind's eye. through, via, by way of
in all directions, in all manner of ways
from the four winds.
Phrases
the shortest distance between two points is a the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.