I. ˌcross-ˈcountry1 adjective [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-country adverb:
We rode cross-country to the village. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. cross-country2 noun (
plural cross-countries)
[uncountable and countable] a race that involves running or
skiing across countryside and fields, not on a track, or the sport of doing this
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲