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obstacle race

n
(Athletics (Track & Field)) a race in which competitors have to negotiate various obstacles
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Noun1.obstacle race - a race in which competitors must negotiate obstaclesobstacle race - a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles
foot race, footrace, run - a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
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سِباق الحَواجِز
forhindringsløb
akadályverseny
hindrunarhlaup
prekážkový beh
engelli koşu

obstacle race

n (Sport, fig) → Hindernisrennen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

obstacle race

n (Sport) → corsa ad ostacoli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

obstacle

(ˈobstəkl) noun
something which prevents progress. His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.
obstacle race
a race in which runners have to climb over, crawl through etc obstacles such as tyres, nets etc.
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