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cross-country adj & adv 1. by way of fields, woods, etc., as opposed to roads cross-country running 2. across a country a cross-country railway n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) a long race held over open ground ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations cross-country [ˌkrɒsˈkʌntrɪ] 2. adv (walk, travel) → attraverso i campi 3. n → (corsa) campestre, cross-country m inv cross-country [ˌkrɒsˈkʌntrɪ] 2. adv (walk, travel) → attraverso i campi 3. n → (corsa) campestre, cross-country m inv How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The old roan, so famous for cross-country work, turning his large eyeball to the grated window near his rack, may remember the fresh leaves that glisten there at other times and the scents that stream in, and may have a fine run with the hounds, while the human helper, clearing out the next stall, never stirs beyond his pitchfork and birch-broom. Meanwhile, they were drawing near the town where the races were to begin next day; for, from passing numerous groups of gipsies and trampers on the road, wending their way towards it, and straggling out from every by-way and cross-country lane, they gradually fell into a stream of people, some walking by the side of covered carts, others with horses, others with donkeys, others toiling on with heavy loads upon their backs, but all tending to the same point. He had been travelling from early morning on cross-country lines and after we got on terms a little confessed to being very hungry and cold. |
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