crosscut

A noun referring to a diagonal path or a route that is shorter than the usual one.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen diagonalen Weg oder eine Abkürzung bezeichnet, die kürzer als der übliche Weg ist; außerdem einen Querschnitt oder eine quer verlaufende Schnittlinie.

1. Diagonal path B1 informal

   A path or route that goes diagonally across an area, often used to shorten travel distance.

   • We took a crosscut through the park to reach the station faster.
   • The crosscut saved us ten minutes of walking.
   • There is a crosscut between the two main streets.

   🇩🇪Diagonalweg

   Synonyme: beelinecutoffdiagonalshortcut

2. Shortcut route B1 informal

   A route that is shorter than the usual or main route, often used to save time.

   • He knew a crosscut through the woods to get to the lake.
   • The crosscut through the alley is quicker than the main road.
   • We discovered a crosscut that bypasses the traffic jam.

   🇩🇪Abkürzung

   Synonyme: cutoffshortcut

   Antonyme: circuitdetour

• crosscuts plural form
• crosscuts' possessive plural form
• crosscut's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to cut across something, especially in woodworking or mining, or to intersect or affect multiple categories or groups.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, etwas quer zu durchtrennen, besonders in der Holzbearbeitung oder im Bergbau, oder mehrere Kategorien oder Gruppen zu durchqueren bzw. zu betreffen.

1. Cut diagonally B2 formal

   To cut something using a diagonal line, often across the grain or at an angle.

   • The carpenter crosscut the board to fit the frame.
   • She crosscut the fabric for a tailored fit.
   • He crosscut the logs with a specialized saw.

   🇩🇪Quer schneiden

   Synonyme: crosscut acrosscut throughtransecttraverse

• crosscut past participle
• crosscut past simple
• crosscutting present participle
• crosscuts third person singular