obstacle course
English
Noun
obstacle course (plural obstacle courses)
- A course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially.
- Synonyms: assault course, obstacle race, (video games, informal) obby
- (figuratively) A painful and strenuous experience; hassle.
- 1983 April 16, John Kyper, “Cuba: A Little Sex, No Drugs, and Lotsa Rock 'n Roll”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
- A Cuban who wants to marry a foreigner must traverse a bureaucratic obstacle course designed to discourage such liaisons.
Translations
course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially
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strenuous experience, hassle
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References
- “obstacle course” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “obstacle course”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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