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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSteeplechase
/ˈstiː.pəl.tʃeɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A horse race across open country with artificial fences, hedges, and other obstacles.
"The champion horse cleared the final fence brilliantly to win the prestigious steeplechase." - 2
A footrace in athletics in which competitors must jump over hurdles and a water hazard.
"She secured the gold medal in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in late 18th-century Ireland, the term originally referred to a horse race across country in which riders headed towards a distant church steeple, jumping fences and ditches along the way. The meaning later evolved in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe an athletic track and field event involving running and jumping over hurdles and water water jumps.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Steeplechase" is said worldwide
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steeplechase
Transliteration: stipəlshez
"Il participe à la course de steeplechase."
Hindernisrennen
Transliteration: hɪndɐnɪsˌʁɛnən
"Das Hindernisrennen erfordert viel Ausdauer."
siepi
Transliteration: sjɛpi
Script: corsa ad ostacoli
"Ha vinto la gara dei tremila siepi."
carrera de obstáculos
Transliteration: kaˈrera ðe oβsˈtakulos
"La carrera de obstáculos incluye un foso con agua."
corrida de obstáculos
Transliteration: koˈʁidɐ dʒi obsˈtakulos
"Ele é especialista em corrida de obstáculos."
बाधा दौड़
Transliteration: badha daud
"वह बाधा दौड़ प्रतियोगिता में भाग ले रहा है।"
障碍赛跑
Transliteration: zhàng'ài sàipǎo
"障碍赛跑是一项极其考验体能的田径项目。"
장애물 경주
Transliteration: jang-aemul gyeongju
"그는 장애물 경주 종목에서 신기록을 세웠다."
障害物競走
Transliteration: shōgaibutsu kyōsō
"選手たちは水濠のある障害物競走に挑んだ。"
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