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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Highlights include a giant floating obstacle course, underwater and dry-land Easter egg hunts, a Glow in the Dark egg hunt, bounce houses, the Easter Bunny and local vendors.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
But as players had to heave sandbags, move through an obstacle course, toss balls and complete a puzzle, the Vula tribe (with no original Vula members on it) were once again the last team to finish.
—Emily Deletter, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Our familiar route turned into an obstacle course of dread, and every step toward the school building sent him deeper into a panicked spiral.
—Elizabeth Austin, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: The event includes the 24,000-square-foot aforementioned bounce house, an inflatable obstacle course, cosmic wonderland, deep sea foam party, and other attractions.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
But as players had to heave sandbags, move through an obstacle course, toss balls and complete a puzzle, the Vula tribe (with no original Vula members on it) were once again the last team to finish.
—Emily Deletter, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Our familiar route turned into an obstacle course of dread, and every step toward the school building sent him deeper into a panicked spiral.
—Elizabeth Austin, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: The event includes the 24,000-square-foot aforementioned bounce house, an inflatable obstacle course, cosmic wonderland, deep sea foam party, and other attractions.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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 14 Apr. 2025.
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