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cross-country

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Adjective

  1. From one side of a country to the other.
  2. Across countryside.
  3. Relating to cross country racing.
  4. Across countries; international.

Noun

  1. Alternative form of cross country.
  2. A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.
  3. A phase of the equestrian sport of three day eventing, which the horse and rider travel over varied terrain and jump natural obstacles.
  4. Flight between two points or aerodromes using navigational techniques.

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