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barrel race

barrel race noun: a race (contest) in which a horse must be ridden around standing barrels.

Noun

barrel race (plural barrel races)

  1. A race (contest) in which a horse must be ridden around standing barrels.

Verb

barrel race (third-person singular simple present barrel races, present participle barrel racing, simple past and past participle barrel raced)

  1. To ride a horse around standing barrels in a race.

Forms of barrel race

Noun
pluralbarrel races
Verb
third-person singular presentbarrel races
present participlebarrel racing
past participlebarrel raced
pastbarrel raced

Questions about barrel race

What does barrel race mean?
Barrel race means a race (contest) in which a horse must be ridden around standing barrels.
What part of speech is barrel race?
Barrel race can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of barrel race?
The plural of barrel race is barrel races.

Words near barrel race in the dictionary

  1. barrel organs
  2. barrel piano
  3. barrel pianos
  4. barrel plating
  5. barrel process
  6. barrel race
  7. barrel raced
  8. barrel racer
  9. barrel racers
  10. barrel races
  11. barrel racing

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