criss-crossverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈkrɪs.krɒs/us/ˈkrɪs.krɑːs/to move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other:
This area of the city is criss-crossed by railway lines.
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criss-cross
adjective ukus
a criss-cross pattern