What does cross-country mean?
Cross-country means From one side of a country to the other..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
From one side of a country to the other..
There are certain parts of Great Britain in which, even in peace time, the speed of cross-country travel has made no advance for more than half-a-century.
Passenger traffic consists largely of through expresses from London, Bristol and Birmingham to South Wales via Severn Tunnel Junction, and cross-country trains from the north and Midlands via Pontypool Road. (In Britain cross-country trains connect regional centres, and avoid London.)
I made reservations for three with USAir, Manchester, New Hampshire, to Seattle, Washington. […] I negotiated with Polly's doctors to transfer her treatment cross-country.
It involves bloodhounds and horse riders pursuing not foxes but cross-country runners.
Use cross-country when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cross-country means From one side of a country to the other..
Common synonyms include cross-countries, off-road.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are certain parts of Great Britain in which, even in peace time, the speed of cross-country travel has made no advance for more than half-a-century.
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