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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Sophia Lirio continued her terrific season with a sweep in first singles, 6-0, 6-0, helping to propel No. 1 Notre Dame (Hingham) (18-1) to the state finals with a close 3-2 victory over crosstown rival No. 4 Hingham.
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Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Both were student athletes at crosstown rival schools with high grade-point averages.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 8 June 2026
The Forest Lake native, a regular in the outfield for the crosstown Twins last season, but demoted to St. Paul on May 14 after a rough start this spring, upped his batting average with the Saints to .278 with the big night.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 5 June 2026
In 2024, the summer after New York made back-to-back Eastern Conference semifinals appearances for the first time since 2000, the Knicks traded five first-round picks to the crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets for Bridges.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Both were student athletes at crosstown rival schools with high grade-point averages.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 8 June 2026
The Forest Lake native, a regular in the outfield for the crosstown Twins last season, but demoted to St. Paul on May 14 after a rough start this spring, upped his batting average with the Saints to .278 with the big night.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 5 June 2026
In 2024, the summer after New York made back-to-back Eastern Conference semifinals appearances for the first time since 2000, the Knicks traded five first-round picks to the crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets for Bridges.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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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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