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stee⋅ple⋅chase

  [stee-puhl-cheys] noun, verb, -chased, -chasing.
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–noun
1. a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
2. a point-to-point race.
3. a foot race run on a cross-country course or over a course having obstacles, as ditches, hurdles, or the like, which the runners must clear.
–verb (used without object)
4. to ride or run in a steeplechase.
Origin:
1795–1805; steeple + chase 1 ; so called because the course was kept by sighting a church steeple

Related forms:
stee⋅ple⋅chas⋅er, noun
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stee·ple·chase   (stē'pəl-chās')   
n.  
  1. Sports
    1. A horserace across open country or over an obstacle course.
    2. A footrace of usually 3,000 meters over a closed track with four hurdles and a water obstacle.
  2. A course of action containing many obstacles.

[From the use of church steeples as landmarks.]
stee'ple·chas'er n.
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steeplechase

in athletics (track-and-field), a footrace over an obstacle course that includes such obstacles as water ditches, open ditches, and fences.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Language Translation for : steeplechase
Italian: corsa ad ostacoli,
German: das Hindernisrennen,
Japanese: 障害物競走
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