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STEEPLECHASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A horse race over an obstructed course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("steeplechase" is a kind of...):

horse race (a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steeplechase"):

Grand National (an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("steeplechase" is a kind of...):

foot race; footrace; run (a race run on foot)

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