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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to taking part in a yoga session with the goats, Harry was pelted with water balloons on an inflatable obstacle course and asked an emotional question by a 9-year-old girl named Poppy during his time at the festival. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Then Congress and the rule-writers surrounded a simple idea with an 85-page regulatory framework and an approval process built like an obstacle course. — Caroline Casagrande, Fortune, 6 July 2026

No warranty-claim obstacle course. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 24 June 2026

The K-9s undergo daily training, which can include obstacle courses or re-enacting various situations with a handler in a bite suit. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for obstacle course

• bourse
• coarse
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse
• source
• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce