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crosscut definition

cross·cut (-kut′)

adjective

  1. made or used for cutting across
  2. cut across

noun

  1. a cut across
  2. something that cuts across
  3. Film
    1. the alternation of (shots in a scene, scenes in a sequence, etc.) as to suggest opposition, parallel action, etc.
      also crosscutting cross′·cut′·ting
    2. such shots, scenes, etc.
  4. Mining
    1. a passageway, air shaft, etc. cut to connect two shafts or tunnels that are roughly parallel
    2. a connection from a shaft or tunnel through or to a vein of ore

transitive verb, intransitive verb crosscut -·cut′, crosscutting -·cut′·ting

  1. to cut across
  2. Film to alternate (shots, scenes, etc.) using a crosscut

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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