steeplechase

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

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: steeplechase — horse race
• Finnish: esteratsastus — horse race
• French: steeple-chase — horse race
• French: course au clocher — horse race
• German: Steeplechase — horse race
• Hungarian: tereplovaglás — horse race
• Hungarian: lovas akadályverseny — horse race
• Italian: steeplechase — horse race
• Japanese: 障害物競馬 (shōgaibutsukēba) — horse race
• Korean: 장애물 경마 (jang'aemul gyeongma) — horse race
• Russian: стипль-чез (stiplʹ-čez) — horse race
• Danish: forhindringsløb — athletics event
• Dutch: steeplechase — athletics event
• Finnish: estejuoksu — athletics event
• French: steeple — athletics event
• Galician: carreira con obstáculos — athletics event
• German: Hindernislauf — athletics event
• Greek: στιπλ (stipl) — athletics event
• Hebrew: מכשולים (mikhsholím) — athletics event
• Hungarian: akadályfutás — athletics event
• Icelandic: hindrunarhlaup — athletics event
• Italian: siepi — athletics event
• Spanish: carrera con obstáculos — athletics event
• Swedish: hinderlöpning — athletics event
• Turkish: su engelli koşu — athletics event
• Turkish: hendekli koşu — athletics event