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cross-coun⋅try

  [adj. kraws-kuhn-tree, kros-; n. kraws-kuhn-tree, -kuhn-, kros-] adjective, noun, plural tries.
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–adjective
1. directed or proceeding over fields, through woods, etc., rather than on a road or path: a cross-country race.
2. from one end of the country to the other: a cross-country flight.
–noun
3. a cross-country sport or race.
Origin:
1760–70
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cross-coun·try   (krôs'kŭn'trē, krŏs'-)
adj.  

  1. Moving or directed across open country rather than following tracks, roads, or runs: a cross-country race.

  2. From one side of a country to the opposite side: a cross-country flight.

n.  A cross-country sport, especially running, skiing, or driving.
cross'-coun'try adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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