steeplechase
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See also: Steeplechase
English
Etymology
Compound of steeple + chase, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: steeple‧chase[1]
Noun
steeplechase (plural steeplechases)
- (chiefly British, equestrianism) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
- (athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.
Derived terms
Translations
horse race
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athletics event
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See also
Verb
steeplechase (third-person singular simple present steeplechases, present participle steeplechasing, simple past and past participle steeplechased)
- To take part in a steeplechase event.
References
- ^ Hyphenation exception log, Barbara Beeton, 2015, online at
Further reading
steeplechase (horse racing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - steeplechase (athletics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English steeplechase.
Noun
steeplechase c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | steeplechase | steeplechases |
| definite | steeplechasen | steeplechasens | |
| plural | indefinite | steeplechaser | steeplechasers |
| definite | steeplechaserna | steeplechasernas |