hurdle race
- noun
- /ˈhɜrdl reɪs/
:
carrera de vallas
- He was excited to participate in the 110-meter hurdle race at the Olympic trials.
Examples
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He runs an Olympic hurdle race to get his green monetization.
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But, but Miss Hicks, they're counting on me to win the 220 low hurdle race this afternoon.
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For college, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin and joined the track team, becoming a star runner who specialized in short sprints and hurdle races.
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In the hurdle race, athletes must jump over a series of barriers during the competition.
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She trained for months to compete in the upcoming high school hurdle race this weekend.
Synonyms
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A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first
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An event where people run to see who is fastest
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A race where people run a set distance
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A race where people run and jump over small barriers
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A race where people run and go over or through things that block the way like walls
A race in which runners jump over barriers set at fixed distances
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a running race with barriers' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hurdle' (a barrier to be jumped) with 'race' (a contest of speed), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the compound meaning. This noun‑noun compositional pattern is common in English and across languages, following ordinary compounding rules rather than idiomatic shift.
Etymology
Hurdle race is named after the simple picture of runners racing while they jump small fences called hurdles. So, it means 'a running race with barriers'.