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noun, masculine

chassé-croisé

/ʃa.se.kʁwa.ze/

noun, masculine/ʃa.se.kʁwa.ze/plural: chassés-croisés

chassé-croisé (a figure between two partners, in which one chassés left then right, while the other chassés right then left); any movement of people; (specifically) a large number of simultaneous departures and arrivals in holiday seasons, often resulting in traffic congestion

En ce premier grand week-end de chassé-croisé des vacances d'été, les marins-pompiers de Marseille appellent à la plus grande vigilance et rappellent les précautions essentielles en cette période.