CROSS-COUNTRY Definition & Meaning

cross-country

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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-countries.

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cross-country¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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It took some late fortitude to set the stage for the cross-country trip.

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The losing, coupled with brutal cross-country travel, took a toll.

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The dueling shirts provide a stark visual of what her schoolmates think about her competing on the girls’ cross-country and track teams.

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Seven hours and a cross-country trip later, I was sprawled on the bed in my Miami hotel room, exhausted from the dawn journey, embracing a nap such that I ignored my suddenly snarling smartphone.

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"The notion of cross-country blending for wine isn't something I find outrageous in itself," he says.

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