obstacle course


obstacle course

noun

Definition of OBSTACLE COURSE

: a military training course filled with obstacles (as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated; broadly : a series of obstacles that must be overcome

Examples of OBSTACLE COURSE

  1. We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.

First Known Use of OBSTACLE COURSE

1943

Rhymes with OBSTACLE COURSE

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