across country

English

Prepositional phrase

across country

1. From one side of the country to the other.
2. From one side of the countryside to the other.
3. By a course going directly over the countryside rather than by roads.

See also

• cross-country
• cross lots

Further reading

• “across country”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “across country”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “across country”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “across country”, in Collins English Dictionary.