cross-country

[ adjective kraws-kuhn-tree, kros-; noun kraws-kuhn-tree, -kuhn-, kros- ]

/ adjective ˈkrɔsˌkʌn tri, ˈkrɒs-; noun ˈkrɔsˈkʌn tri, -ˌkʌn-, ˈkrɒs- /

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, plural cross-coun·tries.

a cross-country sport or race.

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Origin of cross-country

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby cross-country

cross-buttock, cross-check, cross colour, cross-compound, cross-correlation, cross-country, cross-country skiing, crosscourt, cross-cousin, cross-cousin marriage, cross-cultural

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On October 17, Rebecca More embarked on a cross-country tour of Britain.
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To prove otherwise, Ford helped stage highly public events that got a lot of media coverage—including a cross-country race.
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Concerned by a larger issue like getting into business school, planning a cross-country move, or paying down significant debt?
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On its own, cross-country ski racing requires incredible endurance; competitors often collapse when they cross the finish line.
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Aviators have been commiserated with, often, on what is thought to be the monotony of a cross-country flight.
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Cross-country golf,” she continued proudly to assert, “is the golf of the New Era.
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It brought him either unrestrained scolding or else a tempered praise; and he enjoyed his cross-country runs.
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Then followed what might be called an apprenticeship to cross-country flying.
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After reading such an account, it is difficult to understand why any one preferred coach to horseback on a cross-country journey.
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British Dictionary definitions for cross-country

cross-country

adjective, adverb

by way of fields, woods, etc, as opposed to roadscross-country running

across a countrya cross-country railway

noun

a long race held over open ground

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