English Explanatory Dictionary

cross someone's T

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sail one's battle line across the front of the enemy battle line, allowing one to bring one's full firepower to bear on the enemy battle line while limiting the firepower that the enemy can use in return.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cross someone's T.wav

Word forms

cross someone's T crosses someone's T crossing someone's T crossed someone's T

Etymology

From the shape formed by the opposing battle lines, which resembles a capital letter T.

Related words

dot the i's and cross the t's
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