Crosstown

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Extending across a city or town. US, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown. not-comparable

    "1968 Simon and Garfunkel - "At the Zoo" on "Bookends" But you can take the crosstown bus / If it's raining or it's cold, / And the animals will love it / If you do."

  3. 3
    Situated at the other end of town. not-comparable

    "The football team beat our crosstown rivals last night."

Adjective
  1. 1
    going or extending across a town or city wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    across a town or city wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cross towncross-town

Example

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"1968 Simon and Garfunkel - "At the Zoo" on "Bookends" But you can take the crosstown bus / If it's raining or it's cold, / And the animals will love it / If you do."

Etymology

From cross- + town.

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