cross-country journey
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcross-countryandjourney
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cross-country
adjective
uk/ˌkrɒsˈkʌn.tri/us/ˌkrɑːsˈkʌn.tri/
travelling from one side of a country to the other; travelling all over ...
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journey
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʒɜː.ni/us/ˈdʒɝː.ni/
the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in ...
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(Definition ofcross-countryandjourneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is quite an extensive and complicatedcross-countryjourney, undertaken at night.
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It is not only expensive for them, but it is difficult if they have to make across-countryjourney.
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They are faced with across-countryjourneyto and from home.
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It is a most inconvenientcross-countryjourney.
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Furthermore, cross-country journeys are best done on the roads.
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They see themselves as potential victims of large fare increases on cross-country journeys.
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They have suggested, for instance, that railways cannot effectively carry freight and passengers on cross-country journeys in competition with road haulage.
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Frequently they do cross-country journeys, and someone may be cruising against the wind at quite a normal altitude between 1,000 and 2,000 feet.
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I have also noted significant improvements on my cross-country journeys.
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Moreover, it is difficult for them to give any detailed information, in regard to time and place, on which anyone can rely for making cross-country journeys.
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Many, many deliveries by road which involve journeys of over 100 miles involve cross-country journeys which will bear no relation at all to the railway service.
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He has satisfied himself that the majority of persons carried are intermediate passengers making cross-country journeys which could not be effected by rail without great difficulty.
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There have been considerable extensions of agreed charges schemes for road and rail services and a deliberate transfer of traffic from rail to road for cross-country journeys.
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The application was rejected; his plane was deemed unsound for a nonstop transatlantic trip, although it was certified to the lower standard for cross-country journeys.
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