cross-country

cross-country
I. adjective Date: 1767 1. extending or moving across a country <
a cross-country concert tour
>
2. proceeding over countryside (as across fields and through woods) and not by roads 3. of or relating to racing or skiing over the countryside instead of over a track or run • cross-country adverb II. noun Date: 1918 cross-country racing or skiing

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  • cross-country — cross country1 adjective * 1. ) going across countryside, not using tracks or roads: a cross country race 2. ) from one side of a country to the other: cross country services ╾ ,cross country adverb cross country ,cross country 2 noun count or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cross-country — adj. 1. from one side of a country to the other; as, a cross country railway. [WordNet 1.5] 2. moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads; as, a cross country race. Opposite of {road}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cross-country — [krôs′kun΄trē] adj., adv. 1. across open country through woods and fields, etc. [cross country skiing] 2. across a country [a cross country flight] n. a sport or competition consisting of a cross country footrace, from two to six miles (1.2 3.7… …   English World dictionary

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