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

For too many garment, footwear, and travel goods workers, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MoLVT) continues to treat union registration as an obstacle course. —Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025

The free event will include DJ entertainment, a Hollywood car show, a cornhole tournament, inflatable obstacle courses, crafts, an all-ages costume contest, trick-or-treating and more. —Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

Water enthusiasts can also enjoy boat racing, sailing, and even an overwater obstacle course. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025

The challenge was a very physical obstacle course involving cargo nets, wide-step bridges, digging up ladders, opening rope gates and scaling ramps. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

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