HURDLE RACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hurdle race mean? 

• HURDLE RACE (noun)
  The noun HURDLE RACE has 1 sense:

1. a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

  Familiarity information: HURDLE RACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HURDLE RACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

hurdle race; hurdles; hurdling

Hypernyms ("hurdle race" is a kind of...):

track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))