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steeplechase

Syllables: steeple·chase/ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/

steeplechase noun: a horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.

Noun

steeplechase (plural steeplechases)

  1. (UK) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
  2. An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.

Verb

steeplechase (third-person singular simple present steeplechases, present participle steeplechasing, simple past and past participle steeplechased)

  1. To take part in a steeplechase event.

steeplechase meaning in Tamil

steeplechase in Tamil

இடர்பல கடக்கும் குதிரை ஓட்டப்பந்தயம்

Forms of steeplechase

Noun
pluralsteeplechases
Verb
third-person singular presentsteeplechases
present participlesteeplechasing
past participlesteeplechased
paststeeplechased

Plural of steeplechase: steeplechases

Origin of steeplechase

Compound of steeple + chase, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.

Words formed from steeplechase

Questions about steeplechase

What does steeplechase mean?
Steeplechase means a horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
What is steeplechase in Tamil?
Steeplechase in Tamil is இடர்பல கடக்கும் குதிரை ஓட்டப்பந்தயம். See Steeplechase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steeplechase?
Steeplechase can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce steeplechase?
Steeplechase is pronounced /ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/.
What is the plural of steeplechase?
The plural of steeplechase is steeplechases.

Words near steeplechase in the dictionary

  1. Steeple Mountain
  2. Steeple with Tyneham
  3. steeple-fingered
  4. steeplebush
  5. steeplebushes
  6. steeplechase
  7. steeplechased
  8. steeplechaser
  9. steeplechasers
  10. steeplechases
  11. steeplechasing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steeplechase (page history and authors); steeplechase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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