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crosscut

crosscut

2 4.9
A short path that goes across an area to save time
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔːsˌkʌt/
translation icon : atajo
  • She decided to follow the crosscut path that led directly to the park, avoiding the longer road.
  • crosscut saw
  • crosscut shredder

Examples

  • To save time, we took a crosscut through the forest instead of following the main trail.

  • Using a crosscut route, he was able to reach the summit faster than his friends.

  • In five minutes, he could bring down a tree; it would take two men with a crosscut an hour to fell it.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Buy the very best crosscut saw that you can afford.

    Blog text (8)

  • I remember my dad cutting trees for firewood with a crosscut; they certainly were tough men.

    Blog text (13)

  • The long, two-man crosscut saw waits nearby, and I frown at that.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Two men, brown and bent like cashew nuts, face each other over a big teak log and pull a crosscut saw back and forth slowly, rhythmically.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Beside it lay a long crosscut saw, its blade oiled and entirely free of rust, all the intricate teeth of its cutting edge bright from recent sharpening.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

shortcut
vscrosscut
122 1.6

A quicker way to get somewhere to save time

is a diagonal cutting route that often shortens distance
cutoff
vscrosscut
  • US
5 3.6

A short road that saves time or distance

is a crossing route that is more diagonal than merely short
cut-through
vscrosscut
1 4.9

A short route through a neighborhood that saves time by avoiding busy roads

is a crossing route that often goes diagonally across a space
crossover
vscrosscut
1 4.3

A bridge or path that lets people cross to the other side of a road

is a path that cuts across an area usually diagonal and shorter

Compounds

crosscut saw
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A hand saw for cutting wood across the grain

crosscut handsaw
  • Specialized
6.1

A hand tool for cutting wood across the grain

How Direct

shortcut
122 1.6
crosscut
2 4.9
path
969 1.0
route
∞ 1.0
to detour
7 3.7

Surface Forms

crosscut singular
crosscuts plural

Morphology

crosscut = cross + cut (transparent) = cross + cut

The word is a straightforward compound of 'cross' and 'cut', clearly indicating a path that cuts across something.

Etymology

Crosscut comes from the parts cross 'across' and cut 'to cut', so a crosscut path is like a route that 'cuts across' the usual way and often makes a shorter or diagonal shortcut.