across country
idiom
1
: from one side of a country to the other.
They drove across country.
2
: from one side of the countryside to the other
The river runs across country.
3
: by a course going directly over the countryside rather than by roads
The group walked across country.
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Winter weather wreaks havoc across country A parade of winter storms may cause chaos across the Midwest and East this week, with two major storms expected to slam the regions with paralyzing snow and ice, including a big blast to the nation's capital.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
When the Charlotte Hornets left town on Jan. 8, flying across country to start things off with a pair of outings in Los Angeles, a unique itinerary awaited LaMelo Ball.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest wins for international ocean governance was the U.N. High Seas treaty passed in 2023, which was created to establish conversation goals across country lines.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Larson became infamous in 1984 as a nerdy unemployed guy with three ex-wives, who travels across country in his beat-up ice cream truck to audition for the CBS daytime game show Press Your Luck.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
When the Charlotte Hornets left town on Jan. 8, flying across country to start things off with a pair of outings in Los Angeles, a unique itinerary awaited LaMelo Ball.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest wins for international ocean governance was the U.N. High Seas treaty passed in 2023, which was created to establish conversation goals across country lines.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Larson became infamous in 1984 as a nerdy unemployed guy with three ex-wives, who travels across country in his beat-up ice cream truck to audition for the CBS daytime game show Press Your Luck.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Across country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20country. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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