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Meanings of cross country in English

Russian
кросс
Portuguese
cross-country
Spanish
campo a traves
Catalan
camp a través
Wikidata

Sport in which competitors race by running a long-distance course on natural terrain.

Related terms
кросс
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Examples for "cross country running"
Examples for "cross country running"
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Of course the thing about cross country running is it's never weather permitting.
The Irish Times
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It's going to be true cross country running.
The Irish Times
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Last week, RNZ spoke to him about cross country running and why a quarter of primary school-aged children do not like it.
Radio NZ
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ATHLETICS: Sonia O'Sullivan intends to remind her rivals next month that she also has more than a passing interest in cross country running.
The Irish Times
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The most exciting event was one of the night trainings, when Col. Jones combined cross country running with keeping direction in the dark.
The Fifth Leicestershire / A Record of the 1/5th Battalion the L...
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Deceptively tough too, especially when you get to run around in proper cross country race conditions.
The Irish Times
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The cross country race will be held on a technical 5km course which riders must complete several times.
Reuters
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Also treks the occasional 550 kilometre cross country race when not travelling the globe as an AIG ambassador.
The Irish Times
4
The smaller the jump, the further behind a skier starts behind in the afternoon's 10km cross country race.
Reuters
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It was her first cross country race in over a year, and there was certainly nothing soft about the competition.
The Irish Times
Usage of cross country in English
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He had already won the world cross country championship five months earlier.
Jamaica Observer
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All four New Zealand riders will compete in the cross country phase.
Radio NZ
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We began doing more cross country flights to airports in the area.
The Biography of a Rabbit
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Eventing is a three-phased sport including dressage, cross country and show jumping.
Reuters
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Evidently the whole party had been out for a cross country run.
The High School Left End; or, Dick & Co. Grilling on the Footbal...
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As a Freshman, I also became apart of the cross country team.
Ebony
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But this time I walked cross country, between the mausoleums, and evergreens.
A singular man
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As a teenager he toured the country competing in cross country races.
The Irish Times
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I was one of the few kids that actually enjoyed cross country!
The Guardian
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Wade feebly tried to cross country, failed, and went back to Newcastle.
A Short History of Scotland
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There wasn't any roads in sight, so I footed it ' cross country.
Options
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SEamus Power continues to impress as a cross country runner of real class.
The Irish Times
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A survey's found one in four primary school children don't enjoy cross country.
Radio NZ
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Of course the thing about cross country running is it's never weather permitting.
The Irish Times
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It was her first victory in a cross country event for five years.
The Irish Times
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Malcolm,16 year old school cross country hero hasn't taken much notice of sex.
Radio NZ