From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcross-countryˌcross-ˈcountry1 adjective [only before noun] 1 DSacross fields or not along main roads cross-country running We took a cross-country route instead of the motorway.2 from one part of the country to the other cross-country flights —cross-country adverb We rode cross-country to the village.
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cross-country• Until the break-in, he had planned to use it that summer on a cross-country bicycle trip.• He's on a cross-country flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta.• It helps if you have had experience over different types of cross-country jumps - like ditches and water.• You are pitting the stamina of a sprinter against the rigours of a cross-country race.• That, in turn, could link up with the cross-country route near Aylesbury.• Denise enjoys cross-country running.• The national museums were dark as well, and the National Mall was filled with cross-country skiers.• Justin is on a cross-country trip.• By now the cross-country vehicle had disgorged its complement of heavyweight occupants, also dressed in identical blue suits.cross-countrycross-country2 noun (plural cross-countries) [countable, uncountable] DSOa race that involves running or skiing across countryside and fields, not on a track, or the sport of doing this 