Steeplechase (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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 footrace run on a cross-country course or over a course having obstacles, such as ditches, hurdles, or the like, which the runners must clear.
verb (used without object), stee·ple·chased, stee·ple·chas·ing.
  1. to ride or run in a steeplechase.
noun
  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 horse race across a stretch of open countryside including obstacles to be jumped
    • a rare word for point-to-point
verb
  1. to take part in a steeplechase
Steeplechase (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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