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Pronunciation / Transliteration: badha daud
"सैनिकों को कठिन बाधा दौड़ पूरी करनी पड़ी।"
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A series of challenging physical obstacles that a person must navigate, climb through, jump over, or crawl under, typically timed or used for training and recreation.
"The military recruits had to crawl through mud and scale walls while completing the demanding obstacle course." - 2
A complex, difficult series of problems or metaphorical barriers that must be overcome to achieve a goal.
"Starting a new business often feels like navigating a bureaucratic obstacle course."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'obstacle', derived from the Latin 'obstaculum' (meaning a hindrance or barrier, from 'obstare' meaning to stand against), and 'course', coming from the Latin 'cursus' (a running or journey). It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries within military training contexts to describe a series of physical challenges designed to test agility, endurance, and problem-solving.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obstacle course" is said worldwide
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parcours du combattant
Transliteration: paʁ.kuʁ dy kɔ̃.ba.tɑ̃
"Les soldats ont dû surmonter un parcours du combattant difficile."
Hindernisparcours
Transliteration: ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌpaʁkuːɐ̯
"Die Kinder hatten viel Spaß beim Laufen über den Hindernisparcours."
percorso ad ostacoli
Transliteration: perˈkɔr.so ad ɔsˈta.ko.li
"L'atleta si è allenato duramente per completare il percorso ad ostacoli."
carrera de obstáculos
Transliteration: kaˈre.ɾa ðe oβˈsta.ku.los
"Los participantes terminaron agotados después de la carrera de obstáculos."
pista de obstáculos
Transliteration: ˈpiʃ.tɐ dʒi ɔsˈta.ku.lus
"O treinamento militar inclui uma pista de obstáculos desafiadora."
बाधा दौड़
Transliteration: badha daud
"सैनिकों को कठिन बाधा दौड़ पूरी करनी पड़ी।"
障碍赛跑
Transliteration: zhàng ài sài pǎo
"运动员们在泥泞中完成了障碍赛跑。"
장애물 코스
Transliteration: jang-aemul koseu
"훈련병들은 진흙탕 속에서 장애물 코스를 통과했다."
障害物コース
Transliteration: shōgaibutsu kōsu
"訓練生たちは過酷な障害物コースを走った。"
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