obstacle coursenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒb.stɪ.kəl ˌkɔːs/us/ˈɑːb.stɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrs/a race in which runners have to climb over, under, or through a series of obstacles
US UK assault course an area of land on which soldiers have to run between and climb over or cross various objects, designed to test their strength and physical condition
a series of problems that you have to solve in order to achieve something
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