Cross-country
Cross-country adverb - Across the countryside.
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Synonyms for Cross-country
Riding and cross-country are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Riding" instead a noun phrase "Cross-country".
Riding
Riding noun - The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements.
Cross-country and riding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cross-country" instead a noun "Riding".
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Both words in one sentence
- Modern penthatlon, which features fencing, swimming, horse riding, cross-country racing and shooting (the last two, in the same event since 2009) in the same day.
- The Straight Story is about a man who takes a cross-country trip on his riding mower, so he can reconcile with his dying brother.
Source: Going to See the Elephant - Riding into the Sunrise: Vince's movie script from the beginning of book two describes him, Kendra, and Alex doing this as they make the cross-country trip to their college, but Kendra points out that that would be impossible since they're going west.
Source: Literature / Son of the Mob
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Riding and Cross-country. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross-country/riding
Cross-country & Riding. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross-country/riding>.
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