crosscut

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

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota un camino o ruta diagonal que es más corto que el habitual, o un corte transversal oblicuo, especialmente en madera o cine.

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.

   🇪🇸Camino diagonal / atajo diagonal

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Atajo

   Sinónimos: cutoffshortcut

   Antónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa cortar algo transversalmente, especialmente en carpintería o minería, o atravesar o afectar a varias categorías o grupos.

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.

   🇪🇸cortar en diagonal

   Sinónimos: crosscut acrosscut throughtransecttraverse

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