crosswise
Crossing; lying acrossCrossing; lying across
US/kɹˈɔswˌaɪz/
» She placed both hands crosswise on her chest.
Значение
значений: 1(без степеней сравнения)Crossing; lying across
lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
Примеры
предложений: 6She placed both hands crosswise on her chest.
A truck stopped crosswise in the middle of the road.
He placed the board crosswise on top of the two sawhorses.
She arranged the books on the shelf crosswise to save space.
The wind blew the branches of the tree crosswise, making it sway.
Происхождение
From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.
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