What does cross-country mean?

Definitions for cross-country
ˈkrɔsˌkʌn tri, ˈkrɒs-; -ˈkʌn tri, -ˌkʌn-cross-coun·t·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cross countryadverb

    a long race run over open country

  2. cross-countryadverb

    not following tracks or roads

    "they liked to race cross-country"

  3. cross-countryadverb

    across the countryside

    "the river runs cross-country"; "the road runs cross-country"

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  1. cross-country

    Cross-country refers to movement or activities occurring or extending across a country from one end to another, usually not following main roads or arteries. It often implies traveling over fields, through woods or mountain areas. In sports, such as running, skiing or cycling, cross-country refers to races or competitions that take place over natural terrain rather than on a track or in a stadium.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cross-country in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cross-country in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cross-country in a Sentence

  1. Kevin Sterling:

    If the kids miss regional, there are no next games, i have a personal stake in this because I have a son that is a cross-country runner.

  2. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

    As a result of the FBI's outstanding coordination and exemplary efforts alongside state and local partners during Operation Cross Country, more children will sleep safely tonight, and more wrongdoers will face the judgment of our criminal justice system.

  3. Becky Pepper-Jackson:

    I am excited to know that I will be able to try out for the girls' cross-country team and follow in the running shoes of my family, it hurt that the state of West Virginia would try to block me from pursuing my dreams. I just want to play.

  4. Ashley Givens:

    The Army has chosen to increase the cross-country mobility of the Bradley, allowing it to go further into off-road situations to support infantry formations.

  5. World Athletics:

    World cross country champion at just Agnes Jebet Tirop burst, Agnes Jebet Tirop burst on to the global scene in 2015 and has been one of the world's best female distance runners over the past six years, this is a terrible blow to the entire athletics community, but especially to Agnes Jebet Tirop family, her friends and Athletics Kenya and I send them all our most heartfelt condolences.


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