crosstown

[ kraws-toun, kros- ]

adjective

1. situated or traveling in a direction extending across a town or city:

   a crosstown street; a crosstown bus.

adverb

1. in a direction extending across a town or city:

   The car sped crosstown.

noun

1. Informal. a bus running primarily in a crosstown direction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crosstown¹

First recorded in 1885–90; cross- + town

Example Sentences

Each plant I’m keeping represents neighborhood strolls with friends in the Inner Richmond neighborhood, crosstown hikes, and leisurely picnics in Golden Gate Park.

From Popular-Science

To pull off a mass commencement in two stages at a new crosstown location with barely one month of advance notice, and to make it all accessible through video for a remote audience, will be a major league logistical feat.

From Washington Post

LG Chem has been in a battle with crosstown rival SK Innovation after it alleged that SK stole trade secrets.

From Washington Post

The dulcet air drifted lazily in deep, silent crosstown streets.

From Project Gutenberg

At Thirty-fourth and Forty-second streets the crosstown traffic had already begun.

From Project Gutenberg

But within that minute a crosstown car had stopped directly in front of the cab.

From Project Gutenberg

The frozen snows of January still lay like adamant in the crosstown streets.

From Project Gutenberg

My papa said seven of the crosstown blocks made a mile, and twenty of the short blocks.

From Project Gutenberg