cross-country

  • 21cross-country — /krosˈkauntri, ingl. ˈkrHsˌkʌntrɪ/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «attraverso la campagna»] loc. sost. m. inv. (sport) corsa campestre, gara campestre …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 22Cross-country — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cross country (homonymie).  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Trail (course à pied) …

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  • 23cross-country — adj. /kraws kun tree, kros /; n. /kraws kun tree, kun , kros /, adj., n., pl. tries. adj. 1. directed or proceeding over fields, through woods, etc., rather than on a road or path: a cross country race. 2. from one end of the country to the other …

    Universalium

  • 24cross-country — 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Cross country is the sport of running, riding, or skiing across open countryside rather than along roads or around a running track. She finished third in the world cross country championships in Antwerp. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A… …

    English dictionary

  • 25cross-country — I UK / US adjective * 1) going across countryside, not using tracks or roads a cross country race 2) from one side of a country to the other cross country services Derived word: cross country UK / US adverb II UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] …

    English dictionary

  • 26cross-country — I. adjective Date: 1767 1. extending or moving across a country < a cross country concert tour > 2. proceeding over countryside (as across fields and through woods) and not by roads 3. of or relating to racing or skiing over the countryside&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27cross-country — 1 adjective across fields or open country: Duncan prefers cross country skiing to downhill. cross country adverb: travelling cross country 2 noun (C, U) BrE a race that is run across countryside and fields, not on a track …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28cross-country — adjective a) Taking place outside roads. cross country skiing b) Of travel through a country (such as a coast to coast road trip), or through a large part of that country. cross country flight …

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  • 29cross-country — adjective 1》 across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks: cross country running. 2》 across a region or country, in particular not keeping to main or direct routes. noun the sport of cross country running, riding, skiing, or&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30cross country — noun a) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc. where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5 10K races. Abbreviated XC. b) A phase of the equestrian sport of three day&#8230; …

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