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across country

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /əˌkrɔs ˈkʌntri/ · UK /əˌkrɒs ˈkʌntri/

across country means: From one side of a country to the other.

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ACROSS A NATIONB2

From one side of a country to the other.

  • We drove across country.
  • She took a train across country to visit her brother.
  • How long does it take to cycle across country?

Similar words: cross-country, from coast to coast

Common phrases: travel across country, drive across country, go across country

OVER RURAL LANDC1

Across fields and other open land in the countryside, often away from roads.

  • We walked across country.
  • The riders went across country, jumping hedges along the way.
  • They took a shortcut across country instead of following the road.

Similar words: cross-country, overland

Common phrases: walk across country, ride across country, run across country

OFF ROADSC1

By travelling directly through fields and open land instead of following roads.

  • We walked across country to the farm.
  • The riders went across country, jumping fences along the way.
  • Can we get there faster by travelling across country?

Similar words: cross-country

Common phrases: walk across country, ride across country

Questions about across country

What does across country mean?

From one side of a country to the other.

What is across country in other languages?

Türkçe: ülkenin bir ucundan diğerine · Español: de un extremo del país al otro · Français: d’un bout du pays à l’autre · Deutsch: quer durch das Land · Italiano: da un capo all’altro del paese · 日本語: 国を横断して

How do you pronounce across country?

In American English /əˌkrɔs ˈkʌntri/; in British English /əˌkrɒs ˈkʌntri/.

How do you use across country in a sentence?

We drove across country. She took a train across country to visit her brother.

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