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motocross

Syllables: mo·to·cross/ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/US/ˈmoʊ.doʊˌkɹɔs/

motocross noun: a form of off-road motorbike racing.

Noun

motocross (usually uncountable, plural motocrosses)

  1. (usually) A form of off-road motorbike racing.
  2. (usually) An event where such racing takes place.

motocross meaning in Tamil

motocross in Tamil

கரட்டுநில இருசக்கரப் போட்டி

Synonyms of motocross

Forms of motocross

pluralmotocrosses
alternative formmotorcross

Origin of motocross

Unadapted borrowing from French motocross, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross.

Words formed from motocross

Questions about motocross

What does motocross mean?
Motocross means a form of off-road motorbike racing.
What is motocross in Tamil?
Motocross in Tamil is கரட்டுநில இருசக்கரப் போட்டி. See Motocross meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is motocross?
Motocross is a noun.
How do you pronounce motocross?
Motocross is pronounced /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/ (UK).
What is the plural of motocross?
The plural of motocross is motocrosses.

Words near motocross in the dictionary

  1. moto perpetuo
  2. moto-
  3. moto-cross
  4. moto-x
  5. motoball
  6. motocross
  7. motocrosser
  8. motocrossers
  9. motocrosses
  10. motocycle
  11. motocycles

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: motocross (page history and authors); motocross (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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