cross wire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cross wire
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Many in the Senate did not want to cross wires with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D.Calif., who has adamantly refused to open a formal inquiry.
From Fox News
Things could go badly, quite quickly, when feedback loops start to cross wires and systemic changes in one part of the world start to dramatically affect other parts of the world.
From US News
Otherwise, people will cross wires, and that will create a ripple effect that’s totally unnecessary.
From New York Times
This reckoning-board consists of an oblong frame, divided in its length by a partition into unequal divisions, in the larger of which are hung five, in the smaller two, beads upon metal cross wires.
From Project Gutenberg
If not, the cross wire of B was moved till it coincided with dot 0, and the number of divisions of the micrometer head noted.
From Project Gutenberg
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