Translate steeplechase | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of steeplechase
noun
a horse race run on a racecourse having ditches and hedges as jumps: the horse had all the attributes to win her the greatest steeplechase in the calendar [mass noun]:the breed is used for flat racing as opposed to harness racing or steeplechase [as modifier]:steeplechase champion a running race in which runners must clear hurdles and water jumps: he will run his first international steeplechase in America
