To cut across something. / To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. / (film) To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes.

A crosswise cut. / A shortcut. / An instance of filmic crosscutting. / A crosscut saw. / (mining) A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.

present participle of crosscut

plural of crosscut

(forestry, logging) A saw used to cut wood across the grain.

plural of crosscut saw