STEEPLECHASE


Meaning of STEEPLECHASE in English

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.