Found 2 items, similar to Hurdle race.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hurdle race hurdle race n : a footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles [syn: hurdles, hurdling]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hurdle race 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. [1913 Webster] 2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. [1913 Webster] Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped. [1913 Webster]