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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Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-country¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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Example Sentences

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On the top of Helsby Hill, members of the Helsby Running Club are limbering up for a cross-country run with a view of the whole constituency spread below.

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Running is Yee's strongest discipline and he has competed for Great Britain on the track and in cross-country, while his 5km best of 13:26 is the third-fastest ever by a British man.

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He traveled cross-country and upended his entire young life for this last chance.

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Growing up, I wasn't very sporty and I remember coming last in a cross-country race when I was 14.

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Great Britain's Evie Richards has become the most successful female short track cross-country rider ever with victory in Brazil.

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cross-correlation cross-country skiing

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