"crosstown" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From cross- + town. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|town}} cross- + town Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crosstown (not comparable)
  1. (US) Extending across a city or town. Tags: US, not-comparable Translations ((US) extending across a city or town): que atraviesa la ciudad (Spanish), a lo largo y a lo ancho (Spanish), de una punta de la ciudad a otra (Spanish), de un lado de la ciudad a otro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-crosstown-en-adj-HmvFssS6 Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with cross-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 34 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of '(US) extending across a city or town': 60 30 10
  2. (public transportation) Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crosstown-en-adj-CIZ9hVb6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 34 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 36 29
  3. Situated at the other end of town. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crosstown-en-adj-QMBUMlSn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 33 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 34 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 36 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross-town
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