Definition of "steeplechase" []

• Sports A horserace across open country or over an obstacle course. (noun)
• Sports A footrace of usually 3,000 meters over a closed track with four hurdles and a water obstacle. (noun)
• A course of action containing many obstacles. (noun)

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• "Barringer was the 2006 and 2008 NCAA champion in steeplechase while at University of Colo."
• "And the others, like the junior boys of a school when the steeplechase is being run, crowded around the Head Master, watching the heroes come home."
• "Famiglietti was the 2008 Olympic trials champion in steeplechase."