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steeplechase

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noun

a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.

a point-to-point race.

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)

to ride or run in a steeplechase.

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Origin:
1795–1805; steeple + chase¹; so called because the course was kept by sighting a church steeple

Related forms

stee·ple·chas·er, noun

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steeplechase (ˈstiːp^əlˌtʃeɪs)

—n
1.	a horse race over a course equipped with obstacles to be jumped, esp artificial hedges, ditches, water jumps, etc
2.	a track race, usually of 3000 metres, in which the runners have to leap hurdles, a water jump, etc
3.	archaic
	a. a horse race across a stretch of open countryside including obstacles to be jumped
	b. a rare word for point-to-point

—vb
4.	(intr) to take part in a steeplechase

[C19: so called because it originally took place cross-country, with a church tower serving as a landmark to guide the riders]

'steeplechasing

—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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