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| stee·ple·chase [ stp'l chàyss ] |
noun (plural stee·ple·chas·es) |
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1. horserace with jumps on track: a horserace run over a course that has constructed obstacles, e.g. hedges, ditches, and water jumps, that the horses must jump over.
See also flat race
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2. track-and-field event: a track-and-field event in which runners must jump over a water jump as well as hurdles
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intransitive verb (past and past participle stee·ple·chased, present participle stee·ple·chas·ing, 3rd person present singular stee·ple·chas·es) |
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run steeplechase: to compete in a steeplechase
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| [Late 18th century. Because a church steeple was originally the competitors' goal] |
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  stee·ple·chas·er noun |
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