intersected

verbcut across; cross at a point

Synonyms for intersected

verb cut across; cross at a point

Antonyms for intersected

Word Origin & History

1610s, back-formation from intersection, or else from Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + secare "to cut" (see section (n.)). Related: Intersected; intersecting.

Example Sentences for intersected

The moor is intersected with paths and the moon was at the full.

Stones had been removed and built into low walls that intersected the fields.

We were on some high ground which was intersected by rocky ravines and sandhills.

The cultivated ground was intersected by a considerable stream of water.

He then claimed the trees, as they were intersected every way by his property.

The least elevated portions of the country are intersected by fields and groves.

The plain is intersected here and there with streams of tide-water.

We struck across the valley, which is intersected by the Saco river.

They were crossing a pretty little stream that intersected the road.

At this point it is intersected by another ridge at right angles to it.