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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On Thursday, Burke scored two goals and assisted on the other as the host Redhawks defeated crosstown rival Naperville North 3-0 in a DuPage Valley Conference game at Memorial Stadium.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Ford’s results come a day after crosstown rival General Motors raised its 2026 guidance and significantly beat Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings expectations.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, though, the team has turned to a recent castoff from the crosstown rival New York Yankees.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The Bruins clinched the top seed after winning their ninth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament championship Saturday in Provo, Utah, defeating crosstown rival USC in four sets — 25-23, 22-25, 28-26 and 26-24.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Ford’s results come a day after crosstown rival General Motors raised its 2026 guidance and significantly beat Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings expectations.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, though, the team has turned to a recent castoff from the crosstown rival New York Yankees.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The Bruins clinched the top seed after winning their ninth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament championship Saturday in Provo, Utah, defeating crosstown rival USC in four sets — 25-23, 22-25, 28-26 and 26-24.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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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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