crosscut vs pathway

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. 

pathway

noun
  • A footpath or other path or track. 

  • A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism. 

  • A course of action. 

How often have the words crosscut and pathway occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )