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

The crosstown rivals were placed in West Group B for the third iteration of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament, the league announced Wednesday, alongside the Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans. —Khobi Price, Oc Register, 9 July 2025

With the Mets’ series victory in Queens over the weekend, the crosstown rivals split their six head-to-head meetings this season. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025

The New York Yankees and Mets start a crosstown series Friday. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2025

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. —Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 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