CROSSCUT


Meaning of CROSSCUT in English

[cross.cut] vt (1590) 1: to cut, go, or move across or through

2: to cut with a crosscut saw

3: to subject (as movie scenes) to crosscutting

[2]crosscut adj (1645) 1: made or used for cutting transversely "a saw with ~ teeth"

2: cut across or transversely "a ~ incision" [3]cross.cut n (1789) 1: something that cuts across or through; specif: a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level

2: cross section

3: crosscut saw

4: an instance of crosscutting (as in a movie)

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.