cross country
A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race…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.
» Tom often goes cross-country skiing.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Geländelauf
кроссkross
(countable, uncountable)A phase of the equestrian sport of three day eventing, which the horse and rider travel over varied terrain and jump natural obstacles.
Geländeritt
(countable)Flight between two points or aerodromes using navigational techniques.
- a long race run over open country
Examples
17 sentencesTom often goes cross-country skiing.
I like downhill skiing better than cross-country skiing.
In winter I like skiing, but only cross-country.
He has been training for the cross country race.
Tom was carrying a pair of cross-country skis that he'd borrowed from Mary's husband.
Translations
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Forms
plural: cross countries / cross countrys| Singular | cross country |
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Synonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable