barrel race

¹

[bar-uhl reys]

noun

Manège.

1. a rodeo event, usually for women, in which a horse and rider must race in a zigzag pattern around three barrels, competing for the fastest time.

barrel-race

²

[bar-uhl-reys]

verb (used without object)

barrel-raced, barrel-racing 

1. to compete in a barrel race.

Other Word Forms

• barrel racing noun
• barrel-racer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrel race¹

First recorded in 1930–35