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   cross-coun·try

   /ˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri/

   adjective

   • 1. across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks: "cross-country walking"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting the sport of running, riding, or driving along a course in the countryside, as opposed to around a track.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat or mountainous terrain, as opposed to skiing only downhill: "a cross-country skier"
   • 2. not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railroad lines: "mine shafts camouflaged by vegetation have swallowed up more than one cross-country hiker"
   • ▪ traveling to many different parts of a country: US "a whirlwind cross-country tour"

   noun

   • 1. a cross-country race or competition.
   • ▪ the sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or driving: "skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country"

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