Meanings
nouncross country (countable and uncountable, plural cross countries or cross countrys)
plural cross countries · plural cross countrys · alternative cross-country · alternative crosscountry
- countableuncountableA phase of the equestrian sport of three day eventing, which the horse and rider travel over varied terrain and jump natural obstacles.
- countableFlight between two points or aerodromes using navigational techniques.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
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Translations
Bulgarian крос
- крос (kros)running sport
Chinese Mandarin 越野
- 越野 (yuèyě)running sport
Finnish maastojuoksu, maastoesteratsastus
- maastojuoksurunning sport
- maastoesteratsastusphase of equestrian three day event
French cross-country
- cross-countryrunning sport
German Geländelauf, Geländeritt
- Geländelaufrunning sport
- Geländerittphase of equestrian three day event
Japanese クロスカントリー, 断郊競走
- クロスカントリー (kurosukantorī)running sport
- 断郊競走 (dankōkyōsō)running sport
Malay rentas desa, rentas kampung
- rentas desarunning sport
- rentas kampungrunning sport
Norwegian Bokmål terrengløp
- terrengløprunning sport
Polish biegi przełajowe
- biegi przełajowerunning sport
Portuguese corta-mato
- corta-matorunning sport
Russian кросс
- кросс (kross)running sport
Swahili mbio za nyika
- mbio za nyikarunning sport
Cite this entry
APA
cross country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20country
MLA
“cross country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20country. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross country,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20country.
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