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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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?
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.
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?
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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