across country

Definition

travelling in a direction where roads or public transport do not go, or where main roads or railways do not go

Getting a train across country from Cambridge to Chester can be difficult.

(Definition of across country from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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