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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The crosstown rival Yankees also inspired some of the song’s staying power as its streams leaped by 125% on July 25, the day after the Mets swept the four-game Subway Series.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2024
With Kylian Mbappe sidelined, Arda expected to have some involvement in the recent derby against crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid but was reportedly left angry by Ancelotti not handing him a single minute.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Los Blancos are reeling after seeing their 36-game unbeaten streak ended following a rough 1-1 draw in the derby against crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Cronin said that the Ducks’ recent pair of losses to the Kings – the Ducks also lost to their crosstown rivals, 3-2, on Saturday in Ontario – demonstrated some of what his club should emulate in terms of effortful shot-blocking and aggressive forechecking.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2024
With Kylian Mbappe sidelined, Arda expected to have some involvement in the recent derby against crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid but was reportedly left angry by Ancelotti not handing him a single minute.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Los Blancos are reeling after seeing their 36-game unbeaten streak ended following a rough 1-1 draw in the derby against crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Cronin said that the Ducks’ recent pair of losses to the Kings – the Ducks also lost to their crosstown rivals, 3-2, on Saturday in Ontario – demonstrated some of what his club should emulate in terms of effortful shot-blocking and aggressive forechecking.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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