across the road
across the woods
"cutting across"
The root word trans- means across
Its meaning is akin to across, beyond, through, or any other word of that sort.
Bias
The word "intersect" has 2 meanings. It can mean divide something by passing or lying across it. It can also mean two or more things passing or lying across each other.
Diagonal means across at an angle, not horizontal or vertical.
The definition for the word longitudinal is "running lengthwise rather than across."
Example: The deep sound of the foghorn resonated across the harbour..
Trans can mean two things that I'm aware of: Trans is a shortened form of the word Transmission. And it can also mean across. For example, the Pontiac Trans Am would mean across America, the trans American.
The prefix dia- means through or across. A common word for this is diameter.
Transit (v)- to pass over, across, or through