Cross country
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Cross country can refer to:
Sports
Transportation
Other uses
Sports
- Cross country runningCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain - Cross-country skiingCross-country skiingCross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
, a winter sport for skiing - Cross-country cyclingCross-country cyclingCross-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 equestrianismCross-country equestrianismCross country equestrian 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.The object of the endurance test is to...
- Cross-country jumpCross-country jumpA 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 flyingCross-country flyingCross-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 runningFell runningFell 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...
- OrienteeringOrienteeringOrienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
- Trail runningTrail runningTrail 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. A distinguishing characteristic of the trails is that they are often...
Transportation
- CrossCountryCrossCountryCrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
, a train operating company in Great Britain - Virgin CrossCountry, a former train operating company in Great Britain
- Cross Country Route, a railway route in the Great Britain
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 (G.I. Joe)Cross-Country (G.I. Joe)Cross-Country is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's H.A.V.O.C. driver and debuted in 1986.-Profile:...
, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe - Cross Country (novel)Cross Country (novel)Cross Country is a crime novel, by American author James Patterson, and the 14th in his Alex Cross series. According to the Library Journal it was the second most borrowed fiction book in United States libraries in 2009.-Synopsis:...
, a 2008 novel by James Patterson - Cross Country (film) a 1983 drama film starring Nina AxelrodNina AxelrodNina Kether Axelrod is an American actress who appeared in television and films mainly during the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Since the early 1990s, she has worked as a casting director on films....
- Cross Country USA (Video Game) a 1988 edutainment videogame by Didatech