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steeplechase

stee.ple.chase \-.cha-s\ \-.cha--s*r\ n [fr. the use of church steeples as 
   landmarks to guide the riders] : a race across country by horsemen; also : 
   a race over a course o bstructed by obstacles (as hedges, walls, or 
   hurdles) - stee.ple.chas.er n