crosscut vs highway

crosscut

noun
  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

highway

noun
  • A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny 

  • A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare. 

  • A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides 

  • Any public road for vehicular traffic. 

  • Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”) 

verb
  • To travel on a highway 

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