cyclo-cross

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′klō krôs′, -kros′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cy•clo-cross  (sī′klō krôs′, -kros′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sporta 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.
  • 1950–55; cycle + -o- + cross(country); compare motocross


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