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Steeplechase   /stˈipəltʃˌeɪs/   Listen
Steeplechase

noun
1.
A footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump.
2.
A horse race over an obstructed course.





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"Steeplechase" Quotes from Famous Books



... at the 'throw-in,' an Irish pack it takes near a steeplechase pace to stay with, and we were off on as stiff a course as even Lemon County can show. And a holy miracle was Lory's ridin' that day. For nigh four miles he held tight behind two duffers who, while up on top-notchers, pulled their mounts ...
— The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier • Edgar Beecher Bronson


Words linked to "Steeplechase" :   foot race, Grand National, horse race, run, footrace


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