cross-country

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ADJ.

avid, better, high, nordic, popular

VERB + CROSS-COUNTRY

combines, goes, groomed, likes, pair, ran, running, skiing

CROSS-COUNTRY + NOUN

he'd, school, skier

PREP.

from, in, on, than, throughout, with

ADV.

instead, often, only

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1

From one side of a country to the other.

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.

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.)

2

Across countryside.

3

Relating to cross country racing.

It involves bloodhounds and horse riders pursuing not foxes but cross-country runners.

4

Across countries; international.

noun

1

Alternative form of cross country.

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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.

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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 Pontypoo

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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.

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In high school, I won the Osaka and Kinki championships in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined skiing on countless occasions.

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Nordic Combined is held as a combination of two events, ski-jump and cross-country ski.

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Tom was carrying a pair of cross-country skis that he'd borrowed from Mary's husband.

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