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steeplechase Definition

steeple·chase (-c̸hās′)

noun

  1. Obsolete a cross-country horse race
  2. a horse race run over a prepared course with artificial obstructions, such as ditches, hedges, and walls
  3. a cross-country footrace or one run over a prepared course with ditches and other obstacles

Etymology: the race orig. had as its goal a distant, visible steeple

intransitive verb -·chased′, -·chas′·ing

to ride or run in a steeplechase

steeplechase Related Forms
steeple·chas′er noun
steeplechase Synonyms

steeplechase

n.

steeplechase Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • run: Track & Field competition at all levels Paul running the steeplechase.
  • do: Iain then did the 1500m Steeplechase with an up for it Gary Smallman.

Adjective modifier

  • 3000m: Fitness similar to that of a 3000m steeplechase or marathon runner is required.
  • 2,000m: Tom Adams picked up his first Midland championship medal when he finished third in the under-20s 2,000m steeplechase.
  • 3,000m: Among other oddities was the result of the 3,000m steeplechase; a mistake by the lap counter meant that runners ran an extra lap.
  • 1,500m: Joe Saddington and Steve Harris played their part in the team effort by running in the 1,500m steeplechase.
  • 1500m: Iain then did the 1500m Steeplechase with an up for it Gary Smallman.
  • great: Yet the powder of your cellar Would embolden any feller To start for the Great steeplechase We rode at Quenby Hall.

Modifies a noun

  • jockey: Like the author, Kit Fielding is a steeplechase jockey and considered one of England's finest.
  • race: In 1926, there was the introduction of a hurdle race as the steeplechase races had dwindled in numbers.
  • event: The Grand National, the greatest steeplechase event in the world takes place each spring at Aintree racecourse.
  • course: Ego had great potential and loved the Aintree steeplechase course.
  • fence: Further fields, each entered by a succession of stiles, either have horses grazing within or contain practice show jumping or steeplechase fences.
  • champion: Former Scottish schools steeplechase champion and multiple university champion, ( but now by his own admission, lamentably slower ).

Noun used with modifier

  • meter: Silver 1920 - 5000 meters; 1928 - 5000 meters - 3000 meters steeplechase.
steeplechase Quotes

All books are the Book of Job, high moral tests and tasks set in fairy tales, landmined and unforgiving as golf greens, as steeplechase and gameboard and obstacle course. 310

—Elkin, Stanley Lawrence

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