I see the definition on your page as "As one movement, Circulate & Half Sashay." and see columns as a possibility. One of the class members insists that the definition is "ends become centers and centers become ends", but I just see that as a teaching aid when teaching it from lines.
However, it has been my experience that at Challenge, Crossover Circulate is generalized to be a "as one movement Circulate and Half Sashay". Doing a Crossover Circulate from T-Bones is not uncommon. For example, from a Squared Set: Heads Pair Off; Touch 1/4, Boys Roll; all Crossover Circulate. The Boys are expected to Circulate and Half Sashay, and NOT do a Circulate within their 4-dancer (Distorted Box) Circulate path.
The phrase "ends become centers and centers become ends", which only works from Parallel Lines, is only a teaching aid.