obstacle race

[ ob-stuh-kuhl reys ]

noun
  1. a race in which the contestants are prevented in a specific way from covering the full course at top speed, as by having hurdles to jump, mud pits to cross, or ropes or walls to climb.

Origin of obstacle race

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Other words from obstacle race

  • ob·sta·cle rac·er, noun

Words Nearby obstacle race

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How to use obstacle race in a sentence

  • Almost from the first it became an obstacle race, a hurdle race, a long-distance endurance race, all in one.

    White Fire | Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for obstacle race

obstacle race

noun
  1. a race in which competitors have to negotiate various obstacles

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