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1cross–country
adjective cross–coun·try \ˈkrȯs-ˈkən-trē, -ˌkən-\
: going or moving across a country
: going over the countryside rather than by roads or over a track
: relating to or used in a kind of skiing that is done over the countryside instead of down a mountain
Full Definition of CROSS-COUNTRY
1
: extending or moving across a country <a cross–country concert tour>
2
: proceeding over countryside (as across fields and through woods) and not by roads
3
: of or relating to racing or skiing over the countryside instead of over a track or run
— cross–country adverb
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First Known Use of CROSS-COUNTRY
1767
2cross–country
noun
: cross-country skiing or racing
Full Definition of CROSS-COUNTRY
: cross-country racing or skiing
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First Known Use of CROSS-COUNTRY
1918
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