crossed /krɒst $ krɒːst/ BrE AmE adjective
if a telephone line is crossed, it is connected by mistake to two or more telephones, so that you can hear other people’s conversations:
I phoned him up and got a crossed line.
crossed /krɒst $ krɒːst/ BrE AmE adjective
if a telephone line is crossed, it is connected by mistake to two or more telephones, so that you can hear other people’s conversations:
I phoned him up and got a crossed line.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012