cross-trail

verb

To broadcast a trailer on one channel or station advertising content that will appear on another.

“BBC Two cross-trailed a new costume drama that was starting on BBC One that week.”

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Meanings

verbcross-trail (third-person singular simple present cross-trails, present participle cross-trailing, simple past and past participle cross-trailed)

present singular third person cross-trails · participle present cross-trailing · participle past cross-trailed · past cross-trailed

  1. broadcastingTo broadcast a trailer on one channel or station advertising content that will appear on another.

    BBC Two cross-trailed a new costume drama that was starting on BBC One that week.

Origin

From cross- + trail.

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APA

cross-trail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-trail

MLA

“cross-trail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-trail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-trail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-trail.

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