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cross-country

cross·country

US/ˈkrɔˌskʌntri/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

from one side of a country to the other

  • “a cross-country railway”
2.

moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads

  • “a cross-country race”
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noun

1.

adverb

1.

across the countryside

  • “the river runs crosscountry”

Origin

From cross- + country.

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