/ ˌɪntəˈsekt; NAmE -tərˈs-/ verb
1.
( of lines, roads, etc. ) to meet or cross each other :
[ v ]
a pattern of intersecting streets
The lines intersect at right angles.
The path intersected with a busy road.
[also vn ]
2.
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] intersect sth (with sth) to divide an area by crossing it :
The landscape is intersected with spectacular gorges.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin intersect- cut, intersected, from the verb intersecare , from inter- between + secare to cut.