Crossways (Adverb)
Meaning
Transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across".
Examples
- The surveyor marked the roads that intersected the property lines crossways to guide the excavation team.
- The carpenter carefully cut the wooden plank crossways to create smaller pieces for the garden fence.
- The engineer deliberately designed the bridge's structural beams to run crossways for added stability.
- The farmer planted the rows of crops crossways to efficiently use the space and protect the soil.
- The geologist visually exposed the crystal formations that lay hidden when the rocks were cut crossways.