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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
steeple + chase, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Translations[edit]
horse race
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athletics event
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See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
steeplechase (third-person singular simple present steeplechases, present participle steeplechasing, simple past and past participle steeplechased)
- To take part in a steeplechase event.
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
steeplechase (horse racing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - steeplechase (athletics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English steeplechase.
Noun[edit]
steeplechase c
- steeplechase (horse race)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of steeplechase | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | steeplechase | steeplechasen | steeplechaser | steeplechaserna |
| Genitive | steeplechases | steeplechasens | steeplechasers | steeplechasernas |
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