Often used to describe decorative elements that involve crossing lines or designs.

Heritage Pattern

Implies two or more paths or lines meet or cross each other at a point.

Intersecting Paths

Used when discussing movements or actions that go against another direction.

Opposing Directions

In construction or design, indicates a method of adding stability by placing elements across each other.

Support Structures

Can refer to objects positioned to block or deter movement in a specific direction.

Physical Barriers

Used in art to draw the viewer's eye across a piece in a specific way, creating focus points.

Artistic Emphasis

 You know, if you're out there and you see buildings horribly destroyed and down in that direction, less destroyed here, then you know that it was over there, the blast, and you're going this way, as long as you're going crosswise to the wind. Once you're out and evacuating, you want to keep as much of your skin, your mouth and nose covered, as long as that covering

Irwin Redlener: How to...

 They are very visual and one of them is called, "vertically and crosswise," through which you can multiply any number by any number in a single line. So I'm going to do a two-digit by a two-digit multiplication. Let's do this.

Crosswise