obstacle course
Definition of obstacle course
: 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
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Examples of obstacle course in a Sentence
We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
1942
First Known Use of obstacle course
1942
OBSTACLE COURSE Defined for English Language Learners
obstacle course
Definition of obstacle course for English Language Learners
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: a series of objects that people or animals in a race have to jump or climb over, go around, go under, etc.
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: a training area for soldiers that is filled with objects (such as hurdles, ditches, walls, etc.) that the soldiers have to jump or climb over, go around, go under, etc.
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: a series of problems, events, or requirements that make it difficult to do something
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