steeplechase
IPA: stˈipʌɫtʃeɪs
noun
- (chiefly Britain, equestrianism) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
- (athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way
verb
- To take part in a steeplechase event.
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Examples of "steeplechase" in Sentences
- The History of the Steeplechase Race.
- She was a champion steeplechase rider.
- He first specialized in the steeplechase.
- The course held steeplechase and flat races.
- His hobbies included steeplechase and bridge.
- It is designed exclusively for steeplechase racing.
- For the first time, women competed in the steeplechase.
- One in the indoor mile and the other in the steeplechase.
- The race is the most demanding steeplechase in the world.
- And the steeplechase could be a future "wild card" for Hall.
- Famiglietti was the 2008 Olympic trials champion in steeplechase.
- He specialised in steeplechase running but is a marathoner currently.
- Barringer was the 2006 and 2008 NCAA champion in steeplechase while at University of Colo.
- The steeplechase is a distance race that uses five barriers, including one water jump, around
- Until this summer, Neale was not allowed to run the steeplechase, which is not sanctioned in high school.
- And the others, like the junior boys of a school when the steeplechase is being run, crowded around the Head Master, watching the heroes come home.
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