crosscut vs thoroughfare

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. 

thoroughfare

noun
  • A passage; a way through. 

  • An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships. 

  • A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street. 

  • The act of going through; passage; travel, transit. 

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