steeplechase

Etymology
, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.

Noun

 * 1)  A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
 * 2)  An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: Steeplechase
 * Hungarian:, lovas akadályverseny
 * Italian: steeplechase
 * Japanese: 障害物競馬
 * Korean: 장애물 경마
 * Russian:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Hindernislauf
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Spanish: carrera con obstáculos
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: su engelli koşu, hendekli koşu

Verb

 * 1) To take part in a steeplechase event.

Etymology
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