kayak cross

noun

A watersports discipline, a variant of kayak slalom, where multiple competitors are on-course at the same time, instead of singly, on a whitewater course with downstream and upstream gates, which competitors must pass on the correct side in the correct direction, competing head-to-head, in kayaks. The sport is similar to the wintersports of skicross, snowboardcross, icecross (skating), and the cyclesport of BMX racing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. hobbiesA watersports discipline, a variant of kayak slalom, where multiple competitors are on-course at the same time, instead of singly, on a whitewater course with downstream and upstream gates, which competitors must pass on the correct side in the correct direction, competing head-to-head, in kayaks. The sport is similar to the wintersports of skicross, snowboardcross, icecross (skating), and the cyclesport of BMX racing.

Origin

From kayak + cross. From using kayak boats on a cross-country course. Patterned after similar sports such as skicross, snowboardcross, icecross, BMX (“bicycle motocross”), motocross (“MX”), supercross (“SX”).

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APA

kayak cross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayak%20cross

MLA

“kayak cross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayak%20cross. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kayak cross,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayak%20cross.

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