crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯs-ˈtau̇n 
1
: situated at opposite points of a town
crosstown schools
2
: extending or running across a town
a crosstown street
a crosstown bus
Examples of crosstown in a Sentence
The two schools were crosstown rivals in baseball.
We rode a crosstown bus.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers signed two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani away from the crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels ahead of last season, and without Ohtani stepping on the mound, won the World Series.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Parker joins long-time crosstown rival Jerry York, the Boston College coach who was elected into the HHOF in 2019.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
With crosstown rival Ford already giving up even earlier, only Volkswagen and Hyundai, through its Motional subsidiary, still remain in contention from the legacy car industry.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2025
The statement makes no mention of Garcia’s former club and Barça’s crosstown rival Espanyol, who the breakout star goalkeeper helped beat the La Liga drop in 2024/2025 as Flick’s men won the Spanish top flight title at the Pericos’ RCDE Stadium.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Parker joins long-time crosstown rival Jerry York, the Boston College coach who was elected into the HHOF in 2019.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
With crosstown rival Ford already giving up even earlier, only Volkswagen and Hyundai, through its Motional subsidiary, still remain in contention from the legacy car industry.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2025
The statement makes no mention of Garcia’s former club and Barça’s crosstown rival Espanyol, who the breakout star goalkeeper helped beat the La Liga drop in 2024/2025 as Flick’s men won the Spanish top flight title at the Pericos’ RCDE Stadium.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯ-ˈstau̇n
1
: being on different sides of a town
schools that are crosstown rivals
2
: going across a town
a crosstown bus
crosstown
adverb
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