motocross

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  1. noun A cross-country motorcycle race over a closed course of rough terrain with steep hills and sharp curves. Also called scramble.

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  • He thought of Jamie and his high racing bike that he zipped along on fast and daring as a motocross competitor. —  The Lesson of Her Death
  • She sat on her scooter, hunched forward like a motocross racer, in the back of the white Chevrolet Safari van as it moved slowly down the suburban street. —  AHMM,January-February2007
  • Tecate's "Thursday Thunder on Pine" from 6: 30-9 p.m. between Broadway and 4th streets in downtown Long Beach features freestyle motocross, BMX, live music and the Tecate Light Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach pageant.
  • Organised by the Slovak Skiing Federation, the event will start with a thrilling snowboard-motocross show by an international line-up of top freestylers and motorcycle riders. —  Slovak Spectator
  • This share acquisition reinforces the alliance between Bar Hodgson Productions and Richard Kehoe Productions to create the largest powersports media group in Canada whose holdings include the largest motorcycle and snowmobile shows in North America in addition to motorcycle, motocross, ATV —  Automotive Headlines
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  1. French moto-cross : moto, motorcycle (short for motocyclette, from moto-, motor, from moteur, from Latin mōtor, mover; see motor) + English cross(-country).
 

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