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.
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Free 🌊 Bounce around an inflatable obstacle course — in a dive pool — this Saturday at Eden Prairie's Community Center.
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Activities can range from teaching new tricks, playing training games or doing exercises with an obstacle course.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Visitors can also traverse an aerial obstacle course or head out on one of the many mountain biking trails.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Did the wheels maneuver easily around our makeshift obstacle course of cones (representing the hundreds of fellow airport travelers around you, looking for their gates, waiting in bathroom lines, and standing in the middle of the walkway for no apparent reason)?
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Activities can range from teaching new tricks, playing training games or doing exercises with an obstacle course.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Visitors can also traverse an aerial obstacle course or head out on one of the many mountain biking trails.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Did the wheels maneuver easily around our makeshift obstacle course of cones (representing the hundreds of fellow airport travelers around you, looking for their gates, waiting in bathroom lines, and standing in the middle of the walkway for no apparent reason)?
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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