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English
Etymology
From cross- + country.
Adjective
cross-country (not comparable)
- From one side of a country to the other.
1940 May, “Items of Interest: From Chippenham to Hay”, in Railway Magazine, page 319:There are certain parts of Great Britain in which, even in peace time, the speed of cross-country travel has made no advance for more than half-a-century.
1963 February, G. M. Kichenside, “The Newport (Mon.) resignalling scheme”, in Modern Railways, page 125:Passenger traffic consists largely of through expresses from London, Bristol and Birmingham to South Wales via Severn Tunnel Junction, and cross-country trains from the north and Midlands via Pontypool Road. (In Britain cross-country trains connect regional centres, and avoid London.)
2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, pages 102–103:I made reservations for three with USAir, Manchester, New Hampshire, to Seattle, Washington. […] I negotiated with Polly's doctors to transfer her treatment cross-country.
- Across countryside.
- Relating to cross country racing.
- (of data or research) Across countries; international.
Synonyms
Translations
relating to cross country racing
Noun
cross-country (countable and uncountable, plural cross-countries or cross-countrys)
- Alternative form of cross country
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References
French
Etymology
From English cross country.
Pronunciation
Noun
cross-country m (uncountable)
- (sports) cross country running (sport)
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