"-cross" meaning in English

See -cross in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Abbreviation of cross country. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">cross country</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of cross country., {{abbreviation of|en|cross country}} Abbreviation of cross country. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -cross, {{en-suffix}} -cross
  1. (sports) Forms the names of sports that involve racing across an artificial cross-country course of bumps, jumps, drop-offs, troughs, curves, and such. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: -X [abbreviation] Derived forms: bicycle motocross (english: BMX)
    Sense id: en--cross-en-suffix-TxIDJv5a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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