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cross·town

or cross-town  (krôs′toun′, krŏs′-)
adj.
Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic.
adv.
Across a city or town: traveling crosstown.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

cross-town

adj
US and Canadian going across or following a route across a town: a cross-town bus.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cross-town - going or extending across a town or city; "the crosstown bus"; "crosstown traffic"
crosstown
crossed - placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across"
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