: bicycle racing that resembles motocross with dirt tracks and jumps and the use of special heavy-duty bicycles

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The event involves sports such as skateboarding, BMX, freestyle motocross, skiing and snowboarding. Peter White, Deadline, 18 June 2025 With its mix of adrenaline, speed, and high probability of bruising your nether regions, BMX would seem a natural fit. Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025 Nigel Sylvester has always been more than just a BMX rider, showcasing his style while mounted on his bike. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 And this company took three months to give me the quotation for a simple BMX handlebar. Elizabeth Mendez, CBS News, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for BMX

Word History

Etymology

bicycle motocross + X as symbol for -cross

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of BMX was in 1975

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“BMX.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BMX. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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BMX

noun
ˌbē-(ˌ)em-ˈeks
: bicycle racing that is similar to motocross with dirt tracks and jumps and the use of special heavy-duty bicycles

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