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

On Wednesday, McBride did again what she’s been doing, teaming up with senior pitcher Paige Murray in a 6-0 win at crosstown rival St. Charles East that strengthens St. Charles North’s hold on first place in the DuKane Conference. —Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

By my count, that's nine more than Ford, the crosstown rival that had a significant lead in this generation of EVs. —Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025

Located by Second Avenue, close to the Q train and a few blocks from the M66 crosstown bus. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 May 2025

But later learned the new pope's allegiance is with the crosstown rival White Sox. —Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for crosstown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown
• knockdown

Kids Definition

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