crossways

1. 1.

   transversely

   “the marble slabs were cut across”

   Synonymsacrosscrosswise

Questions about crossways

What does crossways mean?

crossways means "transversely".

How many syllables are in crossways?

crossways has 2 syllables: cros-sways. The stress falls on "cros".

What is another word for crossways?

Close synonyms include across, crosswise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crossways a common word?

crossways is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.