autocross
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English
Etymology
From auto- (“automobile”) + cross(-country).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
autocross (uncountable)
- A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
A form of motorsport
Verb
autocross (third-person singular simple present autocrosses, present participle autocrossing, simple past and past participle autocrossed)
- (intransitive) To take part in this sport.
- 2000, Bob Bondurant, Edwin J. Sanow, Bob Bondurant on Police and Pursuit Driving, page 135:
- It may be helpful to join a car club that autocrosses because the club will have organized, periodic events that someone else has already set-up and coordinated.
- 2018, Russ Rosenberg, Racing under the Illusion of Grandeur, page 143:
- Russ wanted to get better and faster, so he autocrossed often.
References
- ^ “autocross, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Italian
Etymology
From English autocross, equivalent to auto- + English cross.
Pronunciation
Noun
autocross m (invariable)
Further reading
- autocross in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana