XC

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): xc

Number

XC

1. A Roman numeral representing ninety (90).

See also

• Previous: LXXXIX (eighty-nine, 89)
• Next: XCI (ninety-one, 91)

English

Noun

XC (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of cross country.

Adjective

XC (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of cross-country.

   XC skiing

   • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:

     As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.

Anagrams

• CX, Cx