cross-country en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English cross-country From cross- + country.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) From one side of a country to the other.
Passenger traffic consists largely of through expresses from London, Bristol and Birmingham to South Wales via Severn Tunnel Junction, and cross-country trains from the north and Midlands via Pontypool Road. (In Britain cross-country trains connect regional centres, and avoid London.)
1963 February, G. M. Kichenside, “The Newport (Mon.) resignalling scheme”, in Modern Railways, page 125:There are certain parts of Great Britain in which, even in peace time, the speed of cross-country travel has made no advance for more than half-a-century.
1940 May, “Items of Interest: From Chippenham to Hay”, in Railway Magazine, page 319:I made reservations for three with USAir, Manchester, New Hampshire, to Seattle, Washington. […] I negotiated with Polly's doctors to transfer her treatment cross-country.
2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, pages 102–103:
- (not-comparable) Across countryside.
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(not-comparable) Relating to cross country racing.
It involves bloodhounds and horse riders pursuing not foxes but cross-country runners.
2025 November 15, Matthew Weaver, “‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- (not-comparable, of data or research) Across countries; international.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross country | alternative | lexicographic | |
| crosscountry | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cross-countries (across countries)
Translations (1)
pl biegowy (relating to cross country racing)