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  Cross country (cross-country) can refer to:

Sports
  • Cross country running
    Cross country running

    Cross Country running is a sport in which runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain. The courses used at these events may include Poaceae, mud, woodlands, and water....
    , a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain
  • Cross-country skiing
    Cross-country skiing

    Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the Upper Midwest....
    , a winter sport for skiing
  • Cross-country cycling
    Cross-country cycling

    Cross-country cycling is the most common discipline of mountain biking. While less publicized than downhill cycling as it is more difficult to televise, it garners the highest levels of participation both recreationally and competitively....
  • Cross-country equestrianism
    Cross-country equestrianism

    Cross country equestrianism jumping is an endurance test, and is one of the three phases of the sport of eventing; it may also be a competition in its own right, known as hunter trials or simply "cross-country" - these tend to be lower level, local competitions....
  • Cross-country jump
    Cross-country jump

    A cross-country jump refers to a style of skydive where the participants open their parachutes immediately after jumping, with the intention of covering as much ground under canopy as possible....
    , a parachute jump
  • Cross-country flying
    Cross-country flying

    Cross-Country flying is a type of distance flying which is performed in a powered aircraft on legs over a given distance and in operations between two points using navigational techniques; and an unpowered aircraft by using upcurrents to gain altitude for extended flying time....
  • Fell running
    Fell running

    Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty....
  • Orienteering
    Orienteering

    Orienteering is a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain....
  • Trail running
    Trail running

    Trail running is a variant on running that differs markedly from road running and track running. Trail running generally takes place on hiking trails, most commonly single track trails, although fire roads are not uncommon....


Transportation
  • CrossCountry
    CrossCountry

    CrossCountry is a train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain?s Cross Country rail franchise since 11 November 2007....
    , a train operating company in the United Kingdom
  • Virgin CrossCountry, a former train operating company in the United Kingdom
  • Cross Country Route, a railway route in the United Kingdom


Other uses
  • Cross Country (CMT TV series)
    Cross Country (CMT TV series)

    CMT Cross Country is a television show broadcast on Country Music Television and Palladia that pairs two country music artists together. Each episode of CMT Cross Country features a different set of stars playing together....
    , a television series on CMT
  • Cross-country can mean off-road
  • Cross Country, a character from the G.I. Joe universe
    List of G.I. Joe ARAH characters

    The list covers every known character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series to have received his/her own action figure. The list only covers individuals and the year they debuted....
  • Cross Country
    Cross Country (novel)

    Plot outlineBestseller Patterson's 14th Alex Cross thriller doesn't follow up on the plot threads left dangling in 2007's Double Cross concerning still-on-the-loose serial killer Kyle Craig....
    , a 2008 novel by James Patterson
    James Patterson

    James B. Patterson is an United States author of thriller novels....
  • Cross Country a 1977 drama film starring Nina Axelrod
    Nina Axelrod

    Nina Kether Axelrod is an American actress who appeared in television and films mainly during the late '70s through the early '80s.Several of her family members have worked in the film industry....
  • Cross Country a 1988 edutainment videogame by Didatech