/ Dictionary / Index C cross-country: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cross-coun•try Pronunciation: (adj.krôs'kun"trē, kros'-n.krôs'kun'trē, -kun"-, kros'-), [key] — adj., n., pl. tries. —adj. directed or proceeding over fields, through woods, etc., rather than on a road or path: a cross-country race. from one end of the country to the other: a cross-country flight. —n. a cross-country sport or race. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cross-country (Thesaurus) cross-compound cross-country skiing Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language