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61Cross-country equestrianism — For information on other aspects of this discipline, see Eventing and Cross country obstacles. For the athletic competition, see cross country running. A cross country competitor Cross country equestrian jumping is an endurance test, and is one… …
62Cross-beat — This article is about music. For horology, see Escapement#Cross beat escapement. For cross beat tonguing, see tonguing. For the Christian media organization, see Cross Rhythms. In music, a cross beat or cross rhythm is a form of polyrhythm. Cross …
63purpose — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)pəs[/t]] ♦♦ purposes 1) N COUNT: with supp The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done. The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies... Various insurance schemes already exist for this… …
64To be at cross-purposes — cross purpose cross pur pose ( p?r p?s), n. 1. A counter or opposing purpose; a contrary aim; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory. Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so …
65Cross currency swap — A cross currency swap, also referred to as cross currency interest rate swap[1] or simply currency swap[2], is an agreement between two parties to exchange interest payments and principals denominated in two different currencies.[3] Contents …
66cross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rood, crucifix; crosspiece, cross mark, X, ex; gibbet; bur den, trial, trouble, adversity, affliction; hybrid, mixture, crossbreed; half caste, half breed; (cap.) Christianity, the Church, Gospel. v.… …
67cross-link — n. (also cross linkage) Chem. a bond between chains of atoms in a polymer etc. * * * I noun a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule • Syn: ↑cross linkage • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross link (for: ↑ …
68Cross-figure — A cross figure (also variously called cross number puzzle or figure logic) is a puzzle similar to a crossword in structure, but with entries which consist of numbers rather than words, with individual digits being entered in the blank cells. The… …
69Cross-strait charter — On January 29, 2005 China Airlines Flight 581 took off from Taoyuan International Airport and landed at Beijing International Airport The cross strait charters (simplified Chinese: 两岸包机; traditional Chinese: 兩岸包機; pinyin: liǎng àn bāojī) are… …
70Cross-Niger transition forests — The Cross Niger transition forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southeastern Nigeria, located between the Niger River on the west and the Cross River on the east. Once a rich mixture of tropical forest and savanna woodland… …
