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
steeplechaser
ˈstē-pəl-ˌchā-sər
noun steeplechasing
ˈstē-pəl-ˌchā-siŋ
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Coburn won the USA Track & Field steeplechase title at Hayward in June. 
Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 20 July 2022 Ethiopia tacked on two more medals, with a silver and bronze in the steeplechase, to up its total to eight through six days of the 10-day competition at Hayward Field in Eugene. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali became the first Moroccan to win a world title in the men’s 3,000 steeplechase (8:25.13). ... San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2022 Entries also include Olympians Leonard Korir (steeplechase in 2016) and Emily Sisson (10,000 meters in 2021). David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2022 Iljukov and his colleagues looked at the top eight times from the Russian National Championships between 2008 and 2017 in the women’s 800, 1,500, 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000, and 10,000-meters. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2020 There also will be plenty of events on the track, with heats in races ranging from the 100 meters to the 3,000-meter steeplechase. oregonlive, 23 June 2022 Garrett finished second in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in the Junior Olympics at Sacramento, Calif., in 2019 and was 13-14 AAU national cross-country champion in 2018 at Knoxville, Tenn. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022 Jeruto could only sit and watch the 3,000 steeplechase final during the Toyko Olympics. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 See More
Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 20 July 2022 Ethiopia tacked on two more medals, with a silver and bronze in the steeplechase, to up its total to eight through six days of the 10-day competition at Hayward Field in Eugene. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali became the first Moroccan to win a world title in the men’s 3,000 steeplechase (8:25.13). ... San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2022 Entries also include Olympians Leonard Korir (steeplechase in 2016) and Emily Sisson (10,000 meters in 2021). David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2022 Iljukov and his colleagues looked at the top eight times from the Russian National Championships between 2008 and 2017 in the women’s 800, 1,500, 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000, and 10,000-meters. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2020 There also will be plenty of events on the track, with heats in races ranging from the 100 meters to the 3,000-meter steeplechase. oregonlive, 23 June 2022 Garrett finished second in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in the Junior Olympics at Sacramento, Calif., in 2019 and was 13-14 AAU national cross-country champion in 2018 at Knoxville, Tenn. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022 Jeruto could only sit and watch the 3,000 steeplechase final during the Toyko Olympics. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
from the use of church steeples as landmarks to guide the riders
First Known Use
1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
steeplechase
noun
stee·ple·chase ˈstē-pəl-ˌchās
1
: a horse race across country
2
: a race on a course that has hedges, walls, and ditches to be crossed