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steeplechase

noun

Meaning

  1. A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course
  2. An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way
  3. To take part in a steeplechase event.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

run(English)racecourse(English)chaser(English)steed(English)race meeting(English)eventer(English)horse race(English)equestrianship(English)jager(English)decathlon(English)discus(English)athletics(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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