"obstacle course" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obstacle courses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} obstacle course (plural obstacle courses)
  1. A course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially. Synonyms: assault course, obstacle race, obby [informal] [video-games] Translations (course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially): hindernisbaan [feminine] (Dutch), esterata (Finnish), course d’obstacles [feminine] (French), Hindernislauf [masculine] (German), Hindernisparcours [masculine] (German), Hindernisstrecke [feminine] (German), tor przeszkód [masculine] (Polish), hinderbana [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-obstacle_course-en-noun-DLqWsW9M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially': 99 1
  2. (figuratively) A painful and strenuous experience; hassle. Tags: figuratively Translations (strenuous experience, hassle): esterata (Finnish), koetinkivi (Finnish), parcours du combattant [masculine] (French), Hindernislauf [masculine] (German), Hindernisparcours [masculine] (German), przeszkoda [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-obstacle_course-en-noun-ck2d9fzO Disambiguation of 'strenuous experience, hassle': 2 98

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