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motorsports

American

[moh-ter-spawrts, -spohrts] / ˈmoʊ tərˌspɔrts, -ˌspoʊrts /

plural noun

competitions, especially races, involving motor vehicles, as automobiles, motorboats, or motorcycles.

Etymology

Origin of motorsports

motor + sports

Example Sentences

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The first motorsports event, in August 1909, featured motorcycles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And in motorsports, few things illustrate that story better than the evolution of the pit crew.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

One was a veteran technical chief, the person responsible for designing a miracle of engineering, a rocket on wheels capable of competing at the very pinnacle of motorsports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Saudi Arabia has been building multiple leisure and entertainment attractions, including Qiddiya near Riyadh, billed as an "entertainment city" of theme parks and a motorsports racetrack.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Rosie Davies was awarded £6,000 in unpaid wages and breach of contract at an employment tribunal after she lost her job in motorsports.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

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