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 Definitions of steeplechase  [ˈsti pəlˌtʃeɪs]  

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Definition of 'steeplechase' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) steeplechase
a horse race over a turf course with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.

2.  steeplechase
a foot race run on a cross-country course or over a course with obstacles, as ditches or hurdles.

3. (v.i.) steeplechase
to ride or run in a steeplechase.

Etymology:  (1795–1805; so called because the course was kept by sighting a church steeple)

Definition of 'steeplechase' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) steeplechase
a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump

2. (noun) steeplechase
a horse race over an obstructed course


Translation of 'steeplechase' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a race on horseback or on foot across open country, over hedges etc, or over a course on which obstacles (eg fences, hedges etc) have been made.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hinderniswedren Arabic flag Arabic: سِباق الخَيْل عَبْر الحُق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: конно надбягване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: corrida de obstáculos Czech flag Czech: překážkový dostih; terénn German flag German: das Hindernisrennen
Danish flag Danish: forhindringsløb Greek flag Greek: ιππικός αγώνας με φυσικά Estonian flag Estonian: takistussõit
Farsi flag Farsi: مسابقه دو با مانع Finnish flag Finnish: esteratsastus French flag French: course d'obstacle
Hebrew flag Hebrew: מֵרוּץ מִכשוֹלִים Hindi flag Hindi: लंबी घुड़ दौड़ Croatian flag Croatian: trka sa zaprekama
Hungarian flag Hungarian: akadályfutás, -lovaglás Indonesian flag Indonesian: lari rintangan Icelandic flag Icelandic: hindrunarhlaup
Italian flag Italian: corsa ad ostacoli Japanese flag Japanese: 障害物競走 Korean flag Korean: 장애물 경마
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bėgimas/arklių lenktynės Latvian flag Latvian: jāšanas sacīkstes ar šķēr Malay flag Malay: lari berhalangan
Dutch flag Dutch: wedren met hindernissen Norwegian flag Norwegian: hesteveddeløp med hinder; Polish flag Polish: bieg terenowy z przeszkod
Persian flag Persian: مسابقه دو با مانع Pashto flag Pashto: مانع لرونكى آس ځغاسته، دا Portuguese flag Portuguese: corrida de obstáculos
Romanian flag Romanian: cursă cu obstacole Russian flag Russian: скачки с препятствиями Slovak flag Slovak: prekážkové dostihy; terén
Slovenian flag Slovenian: tek z zaprekami Serbian flag Serbian: trka s preponama Swedish flag Swedish: steeplechase, hinderlöpni
Thai flag Thai: การแข่งม้าวิ่งข้ามสิ่งกีด Turkish flag Turkish: engelli koşu/yarış Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 越野障礙賽馬(賽跑)
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: перегони з перешкодами Urdu flag Urdu: گھڑدوڑ جس میں کھاءیاں وغی Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cuộc đua ngựa vượt rào
Chinese flag Chinese: 越野障碍赛马(赛跑)

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