across country
The phrase "across country" can describe travel, sports activities, or movement through rural areas.
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Definition
B2Travel
(general)Moving from one side of a country to the other.
Example
- They traveled across country to visit their relatives.
B2Sports
(specific)Relating to running or skiing over natural terrain rather than on a track or road.
Example
- She enjoys participating in cross-country races.
B2General
(general)Involving travel or movement through rural or non-urban areas within a country.
Example
- The hike took them across country, through fields and forests.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "across country":
cross countrycross-country skirun acrosscross-country skiingtake acrosscut acrossover the river and through the woodscover groundacross the board