motocross
mo·to·cross
мотокрос
мотокросс, мотогонки
Motocross
A form of off-road motorbike racingA form of off-road motorbike racing.
UK/ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/US/ˈmoʊ.doʊˌkɹɔs/
» Tom is a great motocross rider.
Том - великий мотогонщик.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A form of off-road motorbike racing.
Motocross
мотокро́ссmotokróss, мотого́нкиmotogónki
мотокро́сmotokrós
(uncountable, usually)An event where such racing takes place.
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a great motocross rider.
ruТом - великий мотогонщик.
Tom bought himself a motocross bike.
I'm into skateboarding, surfing, and motocross.
Sami went to a motocross event.
Tom is a fan of bicycle motocross, or BMX.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
off-road motorbike racing:
Русский
By meaning 1
off-road motorbike racing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
off-road motorbike racing:
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French motocross, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“Unadapted borrowing from French motocross, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross.
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Forms
plural: motocrossesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable