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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After flying out to the fence in her first two at-bats, Silvers belted lead-off home runs in the fifth and sixth innings as the visiting Redhawks scored seven unanswered runs to rally for an 8-3 DuPage Valley Conference victory over crosstown rival Naperville North.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Natalie Marvin Bishop’s Girls lacrosse Scoring five goals, the senior led the Knights past crosstown rival La Jolla Country Day 19-12 and moved to 2-0 in Coastal League play.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The same cannot be said for their crosstown rivals Manchester United, whose strikers have struggled to generate shooting opportunities.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Detroit automaker has not cut production at any plants as a result of the tariffs, like its crosstown rival Stellantis is doing, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak to media.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michele Luhn, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Natalie Marvin Bishop’s Girls lacrosse Scoring five goals, the senior led the Knights past crosstown rival La Jolla Country Day 19-12 and moved to 2-0 in Coastal League play.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The same cannot be said for their crosstown rivals Manchester United, whose strikers have struggled to generate shooting opportunities.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Detroit automaker has not cut production at any plants as a result of the tariffs, like its crosstown rival Stellantis is doing, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak to media.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michele Luhn, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 4 May. 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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