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cross-country
[ adjective kraws-kuhn-tree, kros-; noun kraws-kuhn-tree, -kuhn-, kros- ]
adjective
- directed or proceeding over fields, through woods, etc., rather than on a road or path:
a cross-country race.
- from one end of the country to the other:
a cross-country flight.
noun
- a cross-country sport or race.
cross-country
adjective
- by way of fields, woods, etc, as opposed to roads
cross-country running
- across a country
a cross-country railway
noun
- a long race held over open ground
Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-country1
Example Sentences
On October 17, Rebecca More embarked on a cross-country tour of Britain.
To prove otherwise, Ford helped stage highly public events that got a lot of media coverage—including a cross-country race.
The motley crew cast participates in an illegal cross-country car race, while doing anything to win.
Concerned by a larger issue like getting into business school, planning a cross-country move, or paying down significant debt?
The switch also required a considerable move cross-country to California, but so far, so good.
For cross-country riding the stirrups should be taken up at least one hole, and the same is advisable in mounting a strange horse.
It will be a very cross-country journey by coach, and many of these country roads are desperately bad.
He was an excellent cross-country rider himself, and he loved a horse dearly.
Still, taking my luminous compass, I set out to steer a cross-country course.
He is a great favourite at White's; no one rides cross country like him, and he is a deuced fine shot in the bargain.
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