cross-country — [ krɔskuntri ] n. m. • 1880; mot angl., de across « à travers » et country « campagne » ♦ Vieilli ⇒ cross (1o). cross country n. m. SPORT Course à pied au milieu d obstacles naturels. Des cross countries. ⇒CROSS COUNTRY, subst. masc. et, p. ell … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cross country — (cross country) can refer to: Sports Cross country running, a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain Cross country skiing, a winter sport for skiing Cross country cycling Cross country… … Wikipedia
Cross-Country — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Cross country (homonymie). Cross country d Ossiloop Le cross country est une des épreuves de l a … Wikipédia en Français
Cross country — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Cross country (homonymie). Cross country d Ossiloop Le cross country est une des épreuves de l a … Wikipédia en Français
Cross country — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross-country — cross country1 adj [only before noun] 1.) across fields or not along main roads ▪ cross country running ▪ We took a cross country route instead of the motorway. 2.) from one part of the country to the other ▪ cross country flights >cross… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cross-country — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Competencia de cross country. Para la prueba de atletismo llamada cross country , véase Campo a través. El cross country (del inglés, a campo traviesa ) es una práctica de la equitaci … Wikipedia Español
cross-country — cross country1 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 ╾ ,cross country adverb cross country ,cross country 2 noun count or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cross-country — adj. 1. from one side of a country to the other; as, a cross country railway. [WordNet 1.5] 2. moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads; as, a cross country race. Opposite of {road}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross-country — [krôs′kun΄trē] adj., adv. 1. across open country through woods and fields, etc. [cross country skiing] 2. across a country [a cross country flight] n. a sport or competition consisting of a cross country footrace, from two to six miles (1.2 3.7… … English World dictionary