Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Moving or directed across open country rather than following tracks, roads, or runs: a cross-country race.
- adj. From one side of a country to the opposite side: a cross-country flight.
- n. A cross-country sport, especially running, skiing, or driving.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Lying or directed across fields or open country; not confined to roads or fixed lines: as, a cross-country hunt.
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative form of cross country.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. across the country; not by the road.
- adj. from one side of a country to the other.
- adj. moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads. Opposite of
road . - n. a race over a course including countryside, rather than over roads or prepared paths.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a long race run over open country
- adv. across the countryside
- adv. not following tracks or roads
Examples
“I had followed the issue closely and would have the cross-country plane ride to prepare for the argument.”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
“EarthRights International recently released a new report documenting land confiscation, forced labor, torture, and other abuses connected to multi-billion dollar cross-country oil and gas pipelines currently under construction from military-ruled Burma to China.”
The Huffington Post: Matthew Smith: Publicity, New Media, and Human Rights in Burma
“Saturday's march leading to the Capitol stretched for blocks on the final day of the Tea Party Express 'cross-country bus tour, which began August 28 in Sacramento, California.”
“A man travelling on a cross-country bus trip was struck by the spactacle of a fellow traveler tearing a magazine into small pieces and scattering them from the window.”
“On Friday, the "Tea Party Express" group will travel cross-country on a bus tour starting in Sacramento, California and winding down in Washington, D.C. on September 12.”
'Tea Party Express' trucks on with tour aimed at health care
“The caravan of tour buses, RVs, cargo trucks and SUVs kicked off a cross-country tour Friday in Sacramento, California, and plans on holding events in 33 cities en route to Washington, D.C. for what organizers hope will be a big rally on September 12.”
“THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: Family abandons beloved pets, forcing them to engage in a dangerous cross-country journey.”
“Any one of your seven cross-country drives — or the year I moved seven times?”
The natural beauty of desolate West Texas surrounding Marfa. | clusterflock
“We have "evidence that cross-country IQ tests are useful — perhaps crucial — predictors of the average productivity of workers from different countries.”
Why Do the Poor Commit More Crime?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Russ Roberts wants to know how it is that the cross-country gaps in wealth persist.”
Russell's Question, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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