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cross-country
[ adjective kraws-kuhn-tree, kros-; noun kraws-kuhn-tree, -kuhn-, kros- ]
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-coun·tries.
- 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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