cross-country

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌcross-ˈcountry [cross-country cross-countries] adjective, adverb, noun BrE NAmE
adjective [usually before noun], adverb
1. across fields or open country rather than on roads or a track
•cross-country running
•We rode cross-country.
2. from one part of a country to the other, especially not using main roads or routes
•cross-country train journeys
 
noun
1. the cross-countrysingular a ↑cross-country running or ↑skiing race
•Who won the cross-country?
2. uncountable the sport of running or ↑skiing across country
compare ↑downhill _n.