hurdle in Arabic
حَاجِز ḥājiz
UK/ˈhɜːdl̩//ˈhɝd(ə)l/
hurdle in Arabic: حَاجِز (ḥājiz), عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba). In English, hurdle means an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
Arabic words for hurdle
- artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race
- حَاجِز ḥājiz
- obstacle
- عَقَبَة ʕaqaba, حَاجِز ḥājiz
- movable frame of wattled twigs
- حَاجِز ḥājiz
English meaning of hurdle
- noun An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
- noun An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
- noun A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
- noun A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.
hurdle in a sentence
- He ran in the 100 metres hurdles.
- He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away.
hurdle in other languages
Questions about hurdle in Arabic
- What is the meaning of hurdle in Arabic?
- Hurdle in Arabic is حَاجِز (ḥājiz), عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba).
- ما معنى كلمة hurdle؟
- Hurdle: حَاجِز (ḥājiz), عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba).
- What does hurdle mean in English?
- Hurdle means an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
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