— steeplechaser , n.
/stee"peuhl chays'/ , n. , v. , steeplechased, steeplechasing .
n.
1. a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
2. a point-to-point race.
3. a foot race run on a cross-country course or over a course having obstacles, as ditches, hurdles, or the like, which the runners must clear.
v.i.
4. to ride or run in a steeplechase.
[ 1795-1805; STEEPLE + CHASE 1 ; so called because the course was kept by sighting a church steeple ]