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See also: Steeplechase
English
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of steeple + chase, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: steeple‧chase[1]
Noun
[edit]steeplechase (plural steeplechases)
- (chiefly British, equestrianism) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
- (athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]horse race
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athletics event
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See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]steeplechase (third-person singular simple present steeplechases, present participle steeplechasing, simple past and past participle steeplechased)
- To take part in a steeplechase event.
References
[edit]Further reading
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steeplechase (horse racing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - steeplechase (athletics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English steeplechase.
Noun
[edit]steeplechase c
Declension
[edit]Declension of steeplechase
See also
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
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- British English
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- sv:Horse racing