STEEPLECHASE


Meaning of STEEPLECHASE in English

/ ˈstiːpltʃeɪs; NAmE / (also chase ) noun

1.

a long race in which horses have to jump over fences, water, etc.

—compare flat racing

2.

a long race in which people run and jump over gates and water, etc. around a track

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from steeple (because originally a steeple marked the finishing point across country) + the verb chase .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.