Cross-country

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cross-country \cross-country\ adj.
     1. from one side of a country to the other; as, a
        cross-country railway.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. moving across open country rather than following tracks or


        roads; as, a cross-country race. Opposite of {road}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cross-country \cross-country\ n.
     a race over a course including countryside, rather than over
     roads or prepared paths.
  
     Syn: cross country.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cross-country
       adj 1: from one side of a country to the other; "a cross-country
              railway"
       2: moving across open country rather than following tracks or
          roads; "a cross-country race" [ant: {road(a)}]
       adv : across the countryside; "the river runs crosscountry"