steeplechase

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stee⋅ple⋅chase

[stee-puh

l-cheys]

noun, verb, -chased, -chasing.

–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')

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.
A course of action containing many obstacles.

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

Encyclopedia

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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