MOTOCROSS

Meaning of MOTOCROSS in English

/ ˈməʊtəʊkrɒs; NAmE ˈmoʊtoʊkrɔːs/ ( BrE also scram·bling ) noun

[ U ] the sport of racing motorcycles over rough ground

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: abbreviation of motor + cross .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MOTOCROSS — noun Etymology: French, from moto motorcycle (short for motocyclette) + cross-country, from English Date: 1951 a closed-course motorcycle race over …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTOCROSS — Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTOCROSS — ˈmōd.ōˌkrȯs noun ( -es ) Etymology: French, from moto motorcycle (short for motocyclette ) + -cross (as in cross-country ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTOCROSS — /moh"toh kraws', -kros'/ , n. a timed motorcycle race over a closed course consisting of a winding dirt trail with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTOCROSS — n. cross-country motorcycle race; sport of racing motorcycles through rough fields with steep hills or wet or muddy areas
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTOCROSS — noun Etymology: French, from moto motorcycle (short for motocyclette ) + cross -country, from English Date: 1951 : a closed-course …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTOCROSS — ■ noun cross-country racing on motorcycles. Derivatives ~er noun Origin 1950s: abbrev. of motor + cross .
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOTOCROSS — [mo.to.cross] n [F, fr. moto motorcycle (short for motocyclette) + cross-country, fr. E] (1951): a closed-course motorcycle race over natural …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTOCROSS — form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a course marked out over open and often rough terrain. Courses …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTOCROSS — motocross BrE AmE ˈməʊt ə ʊ krɒs -krɔːs AmE \ ˈmoʊt̬ oʊ krɔːs -krɑːs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTOCROSS — mo ‧ to ‧ cross /ˈməʊtəʊkrɒs $ ˈmoʊtoʊkrɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: motor + cross-country …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTOCROSS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Sean Cook's brilliant motocross form continues. ▪ The wheels have Excel rims and Talon hubs, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTOCROSS — scrambling [noun] [U] - the sport of racing over rough ground on specially strengthened motorcyclesMotocross circuits include natural obstacles such …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTOCROSS — n. Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTOCROSS — (спортивное) мотокросс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTOCROSS — n спорт. мотокросс
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTOCROSS — (n) мотокросс
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MOTOCROSS — n спорт. мотокросс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOTOCROSS — n спорт. мотокросс
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTOCROSS — n. мотокросс
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTOCROSS — n. мотокросс
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTOCROSS — (спортивное) мотокросс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTOCROSS — n. Pronunciation: ' m ō -t ō - ˌ kro ̇ s Function: noun Etymology: French, from moto motorcycle (short …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BMX — noun Etymology: bicycle motocross + X as symbol for -cross Date: 1975 bicycle racing that resembles motocross with dirt tracks …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUTOCROSS — noun Etymology: auto + motocross Date: 1963 an automobile gymkhana
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTORCYCLE RACING — Sport of running motorcycles on tracks, closed circuits, or natural terrain. The main types are (1) road racing, conducted on …
Английский словарь Британика
BMX — abbreviation bicycle motocross
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTO — /moh"toh/ , n. , pl. motos . one of the heats in a motocross. [ 1970-75; see MOTOCROSS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CYCLO-CROSS — /suy"kloh kraws', -kros'/ , n. a bicycle race over a cross-country course, featuring steep hills, turns, and sometimes muddy terrain, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BMX — bicycle motocross.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTORCYCLE RACING — the recreational and competitive use of motorcycles, a sport practiced by both professionals and amateurs on roads, tracks, closed circuits, …
Britannica English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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