I. ˈkrȯs-ˈkən-trē, -ˌkən- 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
II. noun
Date: 1918
: cross-country racing or skiing