cyclo-cross

[ sahy-kloh-kraws, -kros ]

noun
  1. a bicycle race over a cross-country course, featuring steep hills, turns, and sometimes muddy terrain, that occasionally requires a rider to carry the bicycle over fences and up stairs.

Origin of cyclo-cross

1
1950–55; cycle + -o- + cross(-country); cf. motocross

Words Nearby cyclo-cross

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British Dictionary definitions for cyclo-cross

cyclo-cross

noun
    • a form of cycle race held over rough ground

    • this sport

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