across country

prepositional phrase

From one side of the country to the other.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. From one side of the country to the other.
  2. From one side of the countryside to the other.
  3. By a course going directly over the countryside rather than by roads.
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APA

across country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/across%20country

MLA

“across country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/across%20country. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “across country,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/across%20country.

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