cross-country

Adjective

cross-country (not comparable)

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.1940 May, “Items of Interest: From Chippenham to Hay”, in Railway Magazine, page 319
   • 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
2. Across countryside.
3. 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
4. Across countries; international.

   Synonyms:

   cross-countries