obstacle course
noun
: a military training course filled with obstacles (such as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated
broadly
: a series of obstacles that must be overcome
Examples of obstacle course in a Sentence
We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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Many minority trackers confront an obstacle course of barriers, Cooley pointed out, including the cost of attending an evaluation (mine ran $360) and the safety and transportation challenges that come with getting out into nature.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
While the show centers around 16 Americans, they are accompanied by 50 others along the way, including the camera crew, a mountain safety team, an obstacle course team and medical personnel on standby.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The sport’s international federation earned a temporary reprieve after voting to phase out jumping over the next four years and replace it with a segment in which athletes will traverse an obstacle course.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
On the games' final day at the Convention Center, competitors navigated their way through the slalom, an obstacle course filled with turnarounds, ramps and ropes.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 July 2024
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
While the show centers around 16 Americans, they are accompanied by 50 others along the way, including the camera crew, a mountain safety team, an obstacle course team and medical personnel on standby.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The sport’s international federation earned a temporary reprieve after voting to phase out jumping over the next four years and replace it with a segment in which athletes will traverse an obstacle course.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
On the games' final day at the Convention Center, competitors navigated their way through the slalom, an obstacle course filled with turnarounds, ramps and ropes.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for obstacle course
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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