CRISSCROSS


Meaning of CRISSCROSS in English

I. criss ‧ cross 1 BrE AmE , criss-cross /ˈkrɪskrɒs $ -krɒːs/ verb

1 . [intransitive and transitive] to make a pattern of straight lines that cross each other:

Railway lines crisscross the countryside.

2 . [transitive] to travel many times from one side of an area to another:

They spent the next two years crisscrossing the country by bus.

II. crisscross 2 BrE AmE , criss-cross noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: christcross 'sign of Christ's cross' (15-19 centuries) ]

a pattern made up of a lot of straight lines that cross each other ⇨ zigzag :

Inside the box was a crisscross of wires.

—crisscross adjective :

a crisscross pattern of streets

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.