hurdle race

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hurdle race - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hurdle \Hur"dle\, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D.
     horde, OHG. hurt, G. h["u]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur?
     door, Goth. ha['u]rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. ?,
     Skr. k?t to spin, c?t to bind, connect. [root]16. Cf.
     Crate, Grate, n.]
     1. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and
        stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for
        folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in
        fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
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     2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were
        formerly drawn to the place of execution. --Bacon.
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     3. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which
        men or horses leap in a race.
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     Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the
        form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped.
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hurdle race - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hurdle race
      n 1: a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of
           hurdles [syn: hurdles, hurdling, hurdle race]