steeplechase

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: stee=ple=chase

OXFORD DICTIONARY

steeplechase, n.
1 a horse-race (orig. with a steeple as the goal) across the countryside or on a racecourse with ditches, hedges, etc., to jump.
2 a cross-country foot-race.

Derivative

steeplechaser n. steeplechasing n.

THESAURUS

steeplechase

Derby, Highland fling, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and jump, bounce, bouncing, bound, bounding, broad jump, buck, buckjump, capering, capriole, chase, curvet, demivolt, flat race, flying jump, galliard, gelandesprung, grand jete, handicap, handicap race, handspring, harness race, high jump, hippety-hop, hop, hopping, horse race, hurdle, hurdle race, hurdling, jete, jig, jump, jump shot, jump turn, jump-hop, jump-off, jumping, lavolta, leap, leapfrog, leaping, long jump, morris, plate race, pole vault, pole vaulting, pounce, prancing, purse race, quarter-horse race, running broad jump, running high jump, saltation, saut de basque, ski jump, skip, skipping, spring, springing, stake, stake race, sweep, sweepstake, sweepstakes, the hurdles, timber topping, tour jete, trotting race, upleap, upspring, vault, vaulting