cross-pointn.

Etymology: cross adj. 2: see point n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-point.

†1. Name of a step in dancing. Obsolete.

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society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps

reprise1521

double1531

reprinse1531

single1531

hop1579

cross-pointa1592

trip1601

back-tricka1616

inturna1627

shorta1652

coupee1673

cut1676

fleuret1677

bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706

contretemps1706

cross-step1728

boring1775

pigeon wing1807

pas de basque1818

cross-cut1842

flicflac1852

buckle-covering1859

reverse1888

reversing1892

cross-stepping1893

box step1914

jump turn1924

moonwalk1969

coupé-

a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iv.sig. G4 Nay but my friends, one hornpipe, further a refluence backe, and two doubles forward: what not one crosse point against Sundayes.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne from Pernassus (Arb.) ii. vi. 32 Seeing him practise his lusty pointes, as his crospoynt backcaper.

2. One of the points of the compass intermediate between two cardinal points.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > card of > point(s) of compass > intermediate point(s)

collateral points1398

cross-point1709

1709 Tatler No. 42 When the Wind is in a cross Point.

1865 F. Hall in H. H. Wilson tr. Vishṅu Puráṅa II. 241 (note) All the cardinal points, and so the cross-points.

3. Mathematics. A point at which there is a crossing.

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1877 A. Cayley Math. Papers (1896) X. 318 When the curve described by P passes through V, the curves described by the two points P' will unite together at this point (W') as a node; viz. they will form a figure of eight, the crossing being at the cross-point (W'), which corresponds to the branch-point V.

4. plural. The points of a railway crossover.

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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > points

switch1837

point1838

railway switch1838

shunt1842

railroad switch1849

cross-points1896

1896 Westm. Gaz. 13 July 2/2 When the train has to pass over cross-points.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cross-point
释义	cross-pointn. Etymology: cross adj. 2: see point n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-point. †1. Name of a step in dancing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps reprise1521 double1531 reprinse1531 single1531 hop1579 cross-pointa1592 trip1601 back-tricka1616 inturna1627 shorta1652 coupee1673 cut1676 fleuret1677 bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706 contretemps1706 cross-step1728 boring1775 pigeon wing1807 pas de basque1818 cross-cut1842 flicflac1852 buckle-covering1859 reverse1888 reversing1892 cross-stepping1893 box step1914 jump turn1924 moonwalk1969 coupé- a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iv.sig. G4 Nay but my friends, one hornpipe, further a refluence backe, and two doubles forward: what not one crosse point against Sundayes. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne from Pernassus (Arb.) ii. vi. 32 Seeing him practise his lusty pointes, as his crospoynt backcaper. 2. One of the points of the compass intermediate between two cardinal points. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > card of > point(s) of compass > intermediate point(s) collateral points1398 cross-point1709 1709 Tatler No. 42 When the Wind is in a cross Point. 1865 F. Hall in H. H. Wilson tr. Vishṅu Puráṅa II. 241 (note) All the cardinal points, and so the cross-points. 3. Mathematics. A point at which there is a crossing. ΚΠ 1877 A. Cayley Math. Papers (1896) X. 318 When the curve described by P passes through V, the curves described by the two points P' will unite together at this point (W') as a node; viz. they will form a figure of eight, the crossing being at the cross-point (W'), which corresponds to the branch-point V. 4. plural. The points of a railway crossover. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > points switch1837 point1838 railway switch1838 shunt1842 railroad switch1849 cross-points1896 1896 Westm. Gaz. 13 July 2/2 When the train has to pass over cross-points. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1592
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