steeplechase
noun
stee·ple·chase
ˈstē-pəl-ˌchās 
1
a
: a horse race across country
b
: a horse race over a closed course with obstacles (such as hedges and walls)
2
: a footrace of usually 3000 meters over hurdles and a water jump
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French runner Alice Finot helped make history during the European women’s 3000m steeplechase record, which marked the first time that four women broke nine minutes.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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France's Finot breaks steeplechase record, proposes to boyfriend
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One-on-one with Grant Hill: Why build Team USA like this?
—New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
French athlete Alice Finot celebrated breaking the European women’s 3000m steeplechase record in Tuesday’s final by proposing to her boyfriend after the race.
—Jenna West, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
As Bond, Moore snowboarded, raced in a steeplechase, and played love scenes with actresses twenty, twenty-two, twenty-nine, and thirty years his junior.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Lauri Markkanen's extension is an example of perseverance and opportunity
France's Finot breaks steeplechase record, proposes to boyfriend
U.S. Olympic figure skaters receive gold medals in Paris after 912-day delay
One-on-one with Grant Hill: Why build Team USA like this?
—New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
French athlete Alice Finot celebrated breaking the European women’s 3000m steeplechase record in Tuesday’s final by proposing to her boyfriend after the race.
—Jenna West, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
As Bond, Moore snowboarded, raced in a steeplechase, and played love scenes with actresses twenty, twenty-two, twenty-nine, and thirty years his junior.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Steeplechase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steeplechase. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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steeplechase
noun
stee·ple·chase
ˈstē-pəl-ˌchās
1
a
: a race over the countryside on horses
b
: a horse race on a special course with obstacles (as hedges and walls)
2
: a footrace of usually 3,000 meters over hurdles and a water jump
Etymology
so called from the fact that originally the races were across the countryside in a direct line toward a distant church steeple sighted rising above the other buildings
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