obstacle race
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
1Other words from obstacle race
- ob·sta·cle rac·er, noun
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How to use obstacle race in a sentence
To raise awareness about the product, he started going to races he was going to run anyway—obstacle races and half marathons—and pouring beer.
Wherefore let the seal perpetuate his race—his obstacle race, as one might say, seeing him flounder and flop.
On the whole the girls voted the obstacle race the best fun.
The Jolliest Term on Record | Angela BrazilWhile the large dining-room was being prepared for an obstacle race cock-fighting held sway.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon | Jos Maria GordonShe is running an obstacle race in which the silken garments of Bushido are likely to suffer considerable wear and tear.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney Greenbie
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
a race in which competitors have to negotiate various obstacles
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