obstacle course
Americannoun
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a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
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Informal. an event, situation, course of action, or the like that presents many challenges or difficulties.
Example Sentences
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But for the 35 residents of Kapisillit, getting to that care is an obstacle course.
From Barron's
The first element in the men's and women's sprints sees athletes run uphill with skis on their boots through an obstacle course that includes two sets of diamonds that competitors have to negotiate around.
From BBC
These kinds of choices are at the fundamental core of what makes “Beast Games” a roller coaster of emotions coupled with intense physical and mental challenges that include a tower-building puzzle, obstacle course, dodgeball game and being buried alive.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s like an obstacle course for your brain.”
From Literature
After what feels like ten minutes of sprinting through an obstacle course that might challenge even Mr. Turing, I slow to a stop and conceal myself in a doorway.
From Literature
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