crosscut

Definitions

To cut across the main grain or axis of a piece of wood or other material.

A cut made across the grain of wood or across the main direction of a material.

A short cut or a path that intersects a main route.

Examples

The carpenter used a saw to make a clean crosscut across the grain of the oak board.

The new highway serves as a vital crosscut through the dense forest, significantly reducing travel time.

Synonyms

intersect traverse bisect cut across cross intersecting transverse

Antonyms

parallel align follow run alongside coincide straight uninterrupted