Pronunciation: ' kro ̇ s- ' k ə n-tr ē , - ˌ k ə n-
Function: 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 instead of over a track or run
– cross-country adverb