Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bicycle race on a dirt track with steep hills and sharp curves.
- noun A bicycle with a stout frame, knobby tires, and usually 20-inch wheels, used for racing on such a track and for performing tricks.
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- initialism Bicycle
motocross , a form of cycling onbicycles with 20-inch (508-mm) wheels, originating inCalifornia in the 1970s.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Even if Mike King knew who had the best shot of winning the gold medal in BMX, he is not about to say.
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He won the time trial to start the trials, then the first heat or as it's known in BMX, a moto.
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There were a number of solid storylines — with Jill Kintner qualifying for the games in BMX, Sheila Taormina qualifying in modern pentathlon, her third sport, and 16-year-old Chloe Sutton winning a 10 kilometer open-water swim event to qualify for the games in the nascent discipline — but perhaps the most important feat was executed by the beach volleyball duo of Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh, who came out of the loser's bracket to win an FIVB tournament in Barcelona.
Branagh serves up beach win in Spain; Athlete of the Week honor 2008
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The first one is from Acclaim called BMX XXX, based on the series of games that have come out before from Acclaim about BMX writing, this sort of extreme sport.
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Big-name BMX guest riders scheduled to perform include Zack "Catfish" Yankush, Mike
JSOnline.com 2010
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Got called a BMX Bandit/Nicole Kidman by (drunk) bogans on my ride home.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Got called a BMX Bandit/Nicole Kidman by (drunk) bogans on my ride home.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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If you'd like to get a sense of the contents of some of these cards, entering the terms "BMX" and "vulva" into a popular search engine should give you some idea.
It's BSNYC! It's Friday! It's Fun! It's a Qüiz! (Now with gratuitous umlaut.) BikeSnobNYC 2010
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The Glendale non-profit Wheels in Motion Foundation hosted the monthly community events to help at-risk kids learn about alternative sports such as BMX biking and to showcase break-dancers, artists and musicians.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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A youth sports component will consist of game and practice areas for traditional sports llike basketball, baseball, football and soccer, as well as facilities for extreme sports such as BMX bike racing and skateboarding.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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