cross-coun|try

cross-coun|try
cross-coun|try «KRS KUHN tree, KS-», adjective, adverb, noun.
–adj., adv.
1. across fields or open country instead of by road: »

a cross-country race.

2. across an entire country, not merely a part: »

a cross-country flight from New York to Seattle (adj.). The mission…had brought him cross-country to Los Angeles (Time) (adv.).

–n.
a sports event or events held across fields or open country, as cross-country skiing and long-distance running.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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