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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Next up: the Seattle Sounders, which downed crosstown rival LAFC on Saturday night.
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Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The script was mostly penned again ahead of Saturday’s crosstown rivalry game with UCLA as the flu wreaked havoc on the Trojans’ locker room, robbing USC of more than two dozen players for practice.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Also netting in a 4-0 win over Real Madrid in El Clasico last time out, Raphinha is certain to start on the left wing during a crosstown derby meeting with Espanyol at the Montjuic Stadium on Sunday.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Roberts on Wednesday reflected on the moment while getting ready to lead the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the crosstown New York Mets at Citi Field.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The script was mostly penned again ahead of Saturday’s crosstown rivalry game with UCLA as the flu wreaked havoc on the Trojans’ locker room, robbing USC of more than two dozen players for practice.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Also netting in a 4-0 win over Real Madrid in El Clasico last time out, Raphinha is certain to start on the left wing during a crosstown derby meeting with Espanyol at the Montjuic Stadium on Sunday.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Roberts on Wednesday reflected on the moment while getting ready to lead the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the crosstown New York Mets at Citi Field.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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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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