Please explain this sentence in plain English.
"As the crow flies, it is farther from New York to San Francisco than from Paris to Baghdad, a longer trip from Chicago to San Antonio than from London to Warsaw."

Please explain both the meaning and structure. Thanks.

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Please explain this sentence in plain English.
"As the crow flies, it is farther from New York to San Francisco than from Paris to Baghdad, a longer trip from Chicago to San Antonio than from London to Warsaw."

Please explain both the meaning and structure. Thanks.

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In English "as the crow flies" means in a straight line, or the shortest distance, between two points.
Regards,
John

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As the crow flies means direct a straight line.    A crow fiies directly from one. Point to another.  The others are examples of the distances.   Directly, NY to SF is longer than from Paris to Baghdad.

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I didn't know the phrase, thank you everyone.

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'As the crow flies' is a set phrase.
'As' in this context means 'in the way that...a crow would fly'
Or 'just like'
As a monkey would screech...
As a lion would roar...

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Now I see the meaning of this sentence but I still do no understand the function of "As".

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