autocross

[ aw-toh-kraws, -kros ]
/ ˈɔ toʊˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs /

noun Automotive.

gymkhana(def 2).

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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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