Definition of "hurdles" []

• Plural form of hurdle. (noun)
• A sport where athletes run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hurdle. (verb)

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• "Near-term hurdles for the euro zone include a potential Standard & Poor's downgrade of its member states, possibly as early as this week, and the resumption of Greece's protracted bailout talks with the troika of its international lenders that could clear the way for €130 billion $168.27 billion in fresh aid for the debt-strapped country."
• ""There are still near-term hurdles including a potential sovereign downgrade for Italy and the relentless squabbling among European politicians over the expanded European Financial Stability Facility bailout fund," Westpac said in a note to clients."
• "Still, the upshot of hurdles is getting over them."