n.1 a horse-race (orig. with a steeple as the goal) across the countryside or on a racecourse with ditches, hedges, etc., to jump.
2 a cross-country foot-race.
Derivatives:
steeplechaser n. steeplechasing n.
n.1 a horse-race (orig. with a steeple as the goal) across the countryside or on a racecourse with ditches, hedges, etc., to jump.
2 a cross-country foot-race.
Derivatives:
steeplechaser n. steeplechasing n.
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012