[verb] - to cross (esp. one straight line over another)Two diagonal lines drawn from opposite corners of a square intersect at its centre . [I]The transport system is very efficient and the bus routes intersect conveniently with the railway network. [I]The accident caused a traffic jam along a busy stretch of road where the expressway intersects the highway. [T]To intersect is also to divide an area into smaller parts by crossing it with straight lines.The gardens are intersected by gravel paths.
INTERSECT
Meaning of INTERSECT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012