Meanings
nounmotocross (usually uncountable, plural motocrosses)
plural motocrosses · alternative motorcross
- uncountableusuallyhobbiesAn event where such racing takes place.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchmotocross
- Englishmotocross
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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Bulgarian мотокро́с
- мотокро́с (motokrós)off-road motorbike racing
Catalan motocròs
- motocròsoff-road motorbike racing
Chinese Mandarin 摩托越野賽 /摩托越野赛, 摩托車越野賽 /摩托车越野赛
- 摩托越野賽 /摩托越野赛 (mótuō yuèyěsài)off-road motorbike racing
- 摩托車越野賽 /摩托车越野赛 (mótuōchē yuèyěsài)off-road motorbike racing
- 摩托越野賽 /摩托越野赛 (mótuō yuèyěsài)event
- 摩托車越野賽 /摩托车越野赛 (mótuōchē yuèyěsài)event
Czech motokros
- motokrosoff-road motorbike racing
Esperanto motokroso
- motokrosooff-road motorbike racing
Finnish motocross, motocross-kilpailu
- motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
- motocross-kilpailuevent
French motocross
- motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
German Motocross
- Motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
Italian motocross, motocrossismo
- motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
- motocrossismooff-road motorbike racing
- motocampestreoff-road motorbike racing
- motopratismooff-road motorbike racing
Japanese モトクロス
- モトクロス (motokurosu)off-road motorbike racing
Korean 모토크로스
- 모토크로스 (motokeuroseu)off-road motorbike racing
Polish motocross, motokros
- motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
- motokrosoff-road motorbike racing
- motocrossevent
- motokrosevent
Portuguese motocross, corrida/prova/competição de motocross
- motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
- corrida/prova/competição de motocrossevent
Russian мотокро́сс, мотого́нки
- мотокро́сс (motokróss)off-road motorbike racing
- мотого́нки (motogónki)off-road motorbike racing
Spanish motocross
- motocrossoff-road motorbike racing
Ukrainian мотокро́с
- мотокро́с (motokrós)off-road motorbike racing
Cite this entry
APA
motocross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motocross
MLA
“motocross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motocross. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motocross,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motocross.
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