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Definition of "cross-country" []

  • Moving or directed across open country rather than following tracks, roads, or runs: a cross-country race. (adjective)
  • From one side of a country to the opposite side: a cross-country flight. (adjective)
  • A cross-country sport, especially running, skiing, or driving. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cross-country" in a sentence
  • "I had followed the issue closely and would have the cross-country plane ride to prepare for the argument."
  • "EarthRights International recently released a new report documenting land confiscation, forced labor, torture, and other abuses connected to multi-billion dollar cross-country oil and gas pipelines currently under construction from military-ruled Burma to China."
  • "Saturday's march leading to the Capitol stretched for blocks on the final day of the Tea Party Express 'cross-country bus tour, which began August 28 in Sacramento, California."