CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cross-country skiing mean? 

• CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (noun)
  The noun CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING has 1 sense:

1. the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)

  Familiarity information: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cross-country skiing" is a kind of...):

skiing (a sport in which participants must travel on skis)

 Context examples 

The snow TENG has the potential to recognize movement patterns when cross-country skiing, which is a feature not yet available in fitness wearables and smart watches.

(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)