cross-town

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kraws, kros toun]
- /krɔs, krɒs taʊn/
- /krɒs taʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kraws, kros toun]
- /krɔs, krɒs taʊn/

Definitions of cross-town word

adjective cross-town going across or following a route across a town 3
adjective cross-town situated or traveling in a direction extending across a town or city: a crosstown street; a crosstown bus. 1
adverb cross-town in a direction extending across a town or city: The car sped crosstown. 1
noun cross-town Informal. a bus running primarily in a crosstown direction. 1

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Origin of cross-town

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; cross- + town

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Parts of speech for Cross-town

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cross-town

cross-town popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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