cross-country
1. [ adjective ] from one side of a country to the other
Examples:

"a cross-country railway"

Related terms: country
2. [ adverb ] across the countryside
Examples:

"the river runs crosscountry"

3. [ adjective ] moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads
Examples:

"a cross-country race"

Related terms: road off-road off-road
Similar spelling:   cross_country
  cross-index