Definition of boardercross in English:
boardercross
noun ˈbɔːdəkrɒsˈbôrdərˌkrôs
mass nounA snowboarding contest for four to six competitors on a winding, undulating course that includes jumps.
the big appeal of boardercross for many is racing against others
Also called snowboard cross
Example sentencesExamples
- The event drew an eclectic mix of the world's best riders from all realms of snowboarding - backcountry, boardercross, halfpipe, and slopestyle.
- Boardercross debuted in the 2006 Winter Olympics and ski cross followed in Vancouver's Winter Games in 2010.
- The boardercross star almost hit the fellow Manx Tour de France star with her car.
- Passion for boardercross runs deep in this country.
- But Bright wasn't done with the surprises, letting slip that today's boardercross is the event she's trained harder for at these Games than any other.
- He's aware the boardercross course has its issues, but won't condemn it.
- She first earned an invitation to the Winter X Games at 13, in boardercross (which her older sister Joanie won several times).
- She's known for competing in boardercross, as a part of the U.S. Olympic team both at the Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
- Most people simply couldn't ride a specialist boardercross board.
- Snowboarding is a lifestyle, and boardercross, no matter how gnarly and how fun to watch it is, just doesn't seem to fit in with that for most people.
Origin
1990s: from boarder (sense 3) + -cross (as in motocross).