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.
Recent Examples on the Web
When Milan and crosstown rival FC Internazionale (Inter) met for a rare matchup in Europe’s Champions League last May, soccer commentators marveled at the atmosphere fans created in the stadium.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Short-handed, yet never counted out No. 10 130-125 vs. Clippers
Nov. 1
The Lakers withstood 73 points from Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, got huge minutes from Christian Wood off their bench and beat their crosstown rivals for the first time since The Bubble season.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Los Blancos have the highest cap in La Liga at $786 million (€727 million), which further drills home the different economic moments Spain's two biggest outfits find themselves in, while their crosstown foes Atletico Madrid enjoy the second highest of around $328 million (€303 million).
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The Trojans won for the first time against their crosstown rivals in the Pac-10/12 tournament after losing four postseason matchups to the Bruins.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
In December, women cheered for Tehran soccer teams in a popular crosstown rivalry, one of only a handful of times that women have attended games in arenas in the past several years.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024
The researchers found that the crosstown route was popular and its riders were overwhelmingly young.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
Workers at crosstown rival Ford, where 66.8% were in favor of the deal with only one large factory uncounted, are to finish early Saturday.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
On The Golden Bachelor, group dates and after-parties take place at the same spot, so Gerry and his potential wives don't have to sit in crosstown L.A. traffic at the end of a long shooting day.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Short-handed, yet never counted out No. 10 130-125 vs. Clippers
Nov. 1
The Lakers withstood 73 points from Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, got huge minutes from Christian Wood off their bench and beat their crosstown rivals for the first time since The Bubble season.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Los Blancos have the highest cap in La Liga at $786 million (€727 million), which further drills home the different economic moments Spain's two biggest outfits find themselves in, while their crosstown foes Atletico Madrid enjoy the second highest of around $328 million (€303 million).
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The Trojans won for the first time against their crosstown rivals in the Pac-10/12 tournament after losing four postseason matchups to the Bruins.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
In December, women cheered for Tehran soccer teams in a popular crosstown rivalry, one of only a handful of times that women have attended games in arenas in the past several years.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024
The researchers found that the crosstown route was popular and its riders were overwhelmingly young.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
Workers at crosstown rival Ford, where 66.8% were in favor of the deal with only one large factory uncounted, are to finish early Saturday.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
On The Golden Bachelor, group dates and after-parties take place at the same spot, so Gerry and his potential wives don't have to sit in crosstown L.A. traffic at the end of a long shooting day.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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