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cross-country
CIDE DICTIONARY
cross-country, adj.
- from one side of a country to the other; as, a cross-country railway. [WordNet 1.5]
- moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads; as, a cross-country race. Opposite of
road . [WordNet 1.5]
cross-country, n.
a race over a course including countryside, rather than over roads or prepared paths. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cross-country, adj. & adv.
1 across fields or open country.
2 not keeping to main or direct roads.
1 across fields or open country.
2 not keeping to main or direct roads.
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