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: a cross-country flight.
n.
3. a cross-country sport or race.
[ 1760-70 ]