1.  crosscut(n = noun.location) - a diagonal path;
is a kind of itinerary, path, route
Derived form verb crosscut₁

2.  crosscut(n = noun.artifact) cutoff, shortcut - a route shorter than the usual one;
is a kind of road, route

   crosscut(v = verb.contact) cut across - cut using a diagonal line;
is one way to cut
Derived form noun crosscut₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

   To cut across or through; to intersect. [1913 Webster]

1.  A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road. [1913 Webster]

2.  A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. [1913 Webster]

crosscut handsaw, crosscut saw