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单词 overcross
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overcrossn.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəkrɒs/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌkrɔs/, /ˈoʊvərˌkrɑs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, cross n., cross v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + either cross n. or cross v. Compare overpass n., to cross over (see cross v. 5), overcross v.
U.S. regional (chiefly western).
An overpass, a flyover. Also: a pedestrian crossing, esp. one in the form of a bridge.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > over lock, road, or railway
lock bridge1804
railway bridge1830
overbridge1876
flyover1901
overpass1929
overcross1950
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > part where pedestrians can cross
street crossing1826
crosswalk1904
pedestrian crossing1933
Belisha crossing1934
zebra crossing1934
overcross1950
zebra1951
ped xing1961
panda crossing1962
pelican crossing1966
puffin1992
1950 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 15 Nov. 23/3 The overcross will be built of reinforced concrete.
1955 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 27 Oct. i. 1/8 General lighting is called for at both ends of the expressway, overhead at the Locust and Clay street bridges, and on all pedestrian overcrosses.
1970 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 12 May 25/5 Roger Felt..had been using the forklift for painting a pedestrian overcross at a rail crossing.
1998 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 5 July b5 Minor- and moderate-injury accidents..occurred in the northbound lanes of the Ventura Freeway at the Lemon overcross and at Lake Piru.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overcrossv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkrɒs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkrɔs/, /ˌoʊvərˈkrɑs/
Forms: see over- prefix and cross v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, cross v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + cross v. Compare to cross over (see cross v. 5).
rare.
transitive. To lie or pass across; to move or travel across. Also intransitive: to intersect.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > lie across [verb (transitive)]
thwart1413
transverse1430
overcrossa1450
overthwartc1450
traverse1555
cross1577
intercourse1597
transit1890
the world > space > direction > specific directions > direct in specific directions [verb (transitive)] > extend across (something)
transverse1430
overcrossa1450
overthwartc1450
traverse1481
cross1577
a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 107 (MED) Some, in þe comynge of þe strook of þe Raam, rolleþ out an heuy pyller of marbulle, þe whiche ouercrosseþ þe heed of þe raam in his fallynge and breketh the roopes þat he hangeþ by.
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 191 (MED) Somme men hauenge senowes as transuertede and ouercrossede thro all the body, haue bene of grete myȝhte.
1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 70 Vnlesse he..escapeth..by often turning and ouercrossing the way.
1592 R. Greene Vision sig. E4 If my constant thoughts be ouercrost.
1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose (1878) 288 Wet nettles and faded bents overlie, overcross each cold hillock.
1886 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 15 122 The axial rays over-cross within the eye, and proceed to impinge upon the retina.
1973 Systematic Zool. 22 455/1 The fact that the two corresponding directions do not overcross, but discontinue, after collision.
1998 BBC Monitoring Afr. (Nexis) 16 Oct. At least 13 people died yesterday when a minibus-taxi they were travelling in overcrossed the edge of the road and sunk into Lake Kivu.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overcrossprep.adv.adj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkrɒs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkrɔs/, /ˌoʊvərˈkrɑs/
Forms: see over prep. and cross n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: over prep., cross n.
Etymology: < over prep. + cross n. (compare cross n. 22).
A. prep.
Across, over; from side to side of. Now archaic and rare.
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c1480 (a1400) St. Machor 914 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 27 He..tuk wattir..& þare-with all ennoyntit richt þan oure corce þe eyne of þat blind man.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Chaine de drap, the woofe of cloth; the thread which in weauing runs overcrosse it.
1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 16 Laying over-crosse the Chasm, long, dry, and rotten sticks.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 87/2 The Sticking Draught, is a part of the Breast [of an ox] when it is cut long-ways, over cross the bones.
a1708 N. Blundell Diary (1952) vii. 115 Philip Syer began to lay a Cundit overcross ye way between ye Long Garden and ye Bleaching-Ground.
1961 R. Hodgson Saint Athelstan in Coll. Poems 6 To leave the marsh and hunt the moss, And howl her hunger overcross A land obliterate.
B. adv.
Crossing over something, or over each other; crosswise. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adverb]
acrossa1250
crosswise1398
overcrossa1525
per or in cross1562
crossways1564
athwart1607
decussatively1658
cruciformly1834
the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in transverse direction
thereoverc897
overwardc1300
acrossa1350
out-overa1400
overthwartly?a1425
a-travers1430
overcrossa1525
thwartlong1600
transversely1650
transverse1660
transversally1762
overthwart1764
athwart1879
a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 345 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 105 Syne twa keyis our croce of siluer so cleire In a feild of asure flammit on fold.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 74 The compasse of this arme of the sea is 80 miles, the cut ouer-crosse 20 miles.
C. adj.
Lying or placed across; extending from one side to the other. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > [adjective]
overthwart1228
thwart-overa1387
transversaryc1400
thwart1404
thwartingc1430
transversalc1440
transversantc1440
traversea1450
thorter1488
cross1523
overthwarting1552
traversed1561
traversing1561
transverse1621
overcrossa1661
transverseda1711
crossway1865
crosswise1903
a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 3 Birch twigs, or bushes, which they hang upon overcross poles, into the cisterns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1950v.a1450prep.adv.adj.c1480
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