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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 steeplechased -·chased′, steeplechasing -·chas′·ing

to ride or run in a steeplechase

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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