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

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Her 8-year-old son Nathan is racing in a USA BMX National Championship held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alexandra Skores, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024 Woodward Is Preparing Skateboard and BMX Olympians For Paris 2024By Michelle Bruton In 2022, Woodward launched a Women in Action Sports Advisory Council to advise Woodward on how to positively increase participation and awareness in action sports. Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Kravitz and Tatum first sparked romance rumors when they were photographed riding through the streets of N.Y.C. on a BMX bike in August of 2021. Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 The Vans Warped Tour, which launched in 1995, was a music festival that featured a backdrop of skaters and BMX riders performing on ramps while punk bands played across multiple stages. Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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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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