intersecting

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in•ter•sect /ˌɪntɚˈsɛkt/   v. 

1. to cut or divide by passing through or across:
   [~ + object] The highway intersects the town.
2. to meet and cross:
   [no object] The two streets intersect at the red light.

See -sect-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•ter•sect  (in′tər sekt′), v.t. 

1. to cut or divide by passing through or across:
   The highway intersects the town.

v.i. 

2. to cross, as lines or wires.
3. Mathematics [Geom.] to have one or more points in common:
   intersecting lines.

• Latin intersectus past participle of intersecāre to cut through, sever. See inter-, -sect
• 1605–15

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intersect / ˌɪntəˈsɛkt/ verb

1. to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
2. (esp of roads) to cross (each other)
3. (often followed by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut