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.

cyclo-cross

noun

1. 1. a form of cycle race held over rough ground
   2. this sport

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclo-cross¹

1950–55; cycle + -o- + cross(-country) ( def ); motocross