Timeline for Is there a widely-accepted opposite of "as the crow flies"?
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| Jul 21, 2017 at 23:52 | comment | added | lly | This doesn't meet the criteria at all. Even if OP were asking for a complete opposite ("taking the least efficient path possible") instead of just sticking to the roads, the common expression for that idea isn't "I shall employ the circuitous route" but "Let's take the scenic route." | |
| Jul 20, 2017 at 18:41 | comment | added | user89175 | Agreed -- "circuitous" implies that the route is longer than needed, not just that it's longer than the point-to-point distance. | |
| Jul 20, 2017 at 18:06 | comment | added | Darren Ringer | I think "circuitous" also has some implication of the route being indirect. Perhaps in the OP's contrast it works, but in general I don't think this refers to the most direct ground route by default. | |
| Jul 20, 2017 at 12:26 | comment | added | Max Williams | See also "roundabout", in the UK at least. There is also the phrase "The scenic route", which implies that the route is very indirect. None of these actually answer the question though, which is about how to describe a specific distance. | |
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| Jul 20, 2017 at 12:21 | history | answered | Reginald Blue | CC BY-SA 3.0 |