autocross
[ aw-toh-kraws, -kros ]
/ ˈɔ toʊˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs /
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noun Automotive.
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Origin of autocross
First recorded in 1960–65; auto-2 + (moto)cross
Words nearby autocross
autocracy, autocrat, autocratic, autocrine, autocrine hypothesis, autocross, Autocue, autocutie, autocycle, autocytolysin, autocytolysis
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British Dictionary definitions for autocross
autocross
/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌkrɒs) /
noun
a form of motor sport in which cars race over a half-mile circuit of rough grassSee also motocross, rallycross
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