crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯs-ˈtau̇n 
1
: situated at opposite points of a town
crosstown schools
2
: extending or running across a town
a crosstown street
a crosstown bus
Examples of crosstown in a Sentence
The two schools were crosstown rivals in baseball.
We rode a crosstown bus.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
The two crosstown rivals did not do business with each other, in the form of trading players, until 1966.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Ederson too has been linked to European giants, with Madrid's crosstown rival Atletico Madrid lodging a $57 million (€55 million) bid for him that was knocked back ahead of the ongoing season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
The two crosstown rivals did not do business with each other, in the form of trading players, until 1966.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Ederson too has been linked to European giants, with Madrid's crosstown rival Atletico Madrid lodging a $57 million (€55 million) bid for him that was knocked back ahead of the ongoing season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The Atlantic: As news organizations gear up to cover President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the magazine is recruiting from a crosstown rival, The Washington Post, to bolster its political staff.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯ-ˈstau̇n
1
: being on different sides of a town
schools that are crosstown rivals
2
: going across a town
a crosstown bus
crosstown
adverb
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