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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Midway through the first half, the Trojans had played their crosstown rivals to a tie, 21-21. —Ryan Kartje Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2026

By adding the nonstop Seattle flight, Southwest is stepping into the ring with crosstown rival American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines, all of which operate nonstops between DFW and Seattle. —Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026

There’s a crosstown bubble battle between UCLA and USC. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

But amid the coronation for their crosstown rival, Gottlieb was looking for anything that told her this Trojans team could take some punches and also give some back in March. —Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for crosstown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown
• knockdown

Kids Definition

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