HURDLES

Meaning of HURDLES in English

[plural] [noun]The American won the 400 metres hurdles (= the 400 metres race over hurdles).

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

HURDLES — noun see hurdle race
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HURDLES — n. footrace in which the competitors must jump over and pass a series of hurdles
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HURDLES — a hurdle race. → hurdle
Concise Oxford English vocab
HURDLES — n. барьерный бег, скачки с препятствиями
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HURDLES — n. барьерный бег, скачки с препятствиями
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LOW HURDLES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : a track event of 220 yards or 200 meters distance with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH HURDLES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : a track event of 120 yards or 110 meters distance with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOW HURDLES — Track. a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 ft. 6 in. (76 cm) high. Cf. high hurdles .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH HURDLES — Track. a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 in. (107 cm) high. Cf. low hurdles . [ 1890-95 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HURDLING — Track-and-field event, a footrace over a series of obstacles called hurdles. Runners must remain in assigned lanes throughout a race, …
Английский словарь Британика
HURDLE — I. ˈhərd ə l, ˈhə̄d-, ˈhəid- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hirdel, hurdel, from Old English hyrdel; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HURDLE RACE — noun 1. : a track event in which artificial barriers must be leaped — called also hurdles ; compare high …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HURDLE — — hurdler , n. /herr"dl/ , n. , v. , hurdled, hurdling . n. 1. a portable barrier over which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HURDLING — sport in track-and-field athletics in which a runner races over a series of obstacles called hurdles, which are set a …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEWKSBURY, JOHN WALTER — born March 21, 1878, Ashley, Pa., U.S. died April 24, 1968, Tunkhannock, Pa. in full John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury American …
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MOSES, EDWIN — born 1956, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Edwin Moses clearing a hurdle during his gold-medal performance in the 400-metre hurdle competition American …
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KRAENZLEIN, ALVIN — born Dec. 12, 1876, Milwaukee, Wis., U.S. died Jan. 6, 1928, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. American athlete, the first competitor to win …
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HEMERY, DAVID (PETER) — born July 18, 1944, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Eng. English hurdler who held the 400-metre-hurdles world record of 48.1 sec (1968-72). In …
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DAVIS, GLENN — born Sept. 12, 1934, Wellsburg, W.Va., U.S. in full Glenn Ashby Davis American world-record holder in the 400-metre hurdles (195662) …
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CALHOUN, LEE — born Feb. 23, 1933, Laurel, Miss., U.S. died June 21, 1989, Erie, Pa. American athlete, the first to win successive …
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BLANKERS-KOEN, FANNY — born April 26, 1918, Amsterdam, Neth. in full Francina Blankers-koen versatile Dutch track-and-field athlete who was the first woman to …
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HURDLE — / ˈhɜːdl; NAmE ˈhɜːrdl/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. each of a series of vertical frames that a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HURDLE — ( hurdles, hurdling, hurdled) 1. A hurdle is a problem, difficulty, or part of a process that may prevent you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REGULATORY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES regulatory barriers ▪ Regulatory barriers have been an obstacle to international co-operation between police forces. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERCOME — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be overcome with emotion (= feel an emotion so strongly that you cannot behave normally …
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HURDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hurdle rate COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE big ▪ BHis biggest hurdle , however, …
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CLEAR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clear account ▪ I’ve tried to write a clear account of the incident. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HURDLING — n. Track-and-field event, a footrace over a series of obstacles called hurdles. Runners must remain in assigned lanes throughout a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PROBLEM — INDEX: 1. something that causes difficulties 2. something that makes you feel worried or unhappy 3. a problem that stops …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
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CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
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