▪ I. ˈcross-course, n. Mining.
[cross- 4.]
A vein or lode (usually barren) intersecting the regular vein or lode at an angle; also = cross-cut n. 2.
| 1802 Playfair Illustr. Hutton. Th. 254 Intersected nearly at right angles by other mineral veins called Cross Courses. 1882 Rep. Geol. Explor. 13 A short cross-course was put in intersecting the lode. |
▪ II. † ˈcross-course, a. Obs.
[cross- 10.]
Running athwart the straight course of things.
| 1632 C. Downing State Eccl. Kingd. (1634) 51 All was made sure..by the elective assent of the supreme Nobilitie, without any cross-course conditions (as falls out) when the souldiers or people elect. |