obstacle course
noun
: a military training course filled with obstacles (such as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated
broadly
: a series of obstacles that must be overcome
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We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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The construction created something of an obstacle course for anyone trying to navigate the bank's drive-through.
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Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Dive into over 100 challenging pieces on an inflatable floating obstacle course, featuring launch pads, cliffhangers, halfpipes and towering action stations.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The leg saw the duos participate in a lifeguard rescue, a sailing obstacle course and an extreme hydroflight, before sending them off to complete one of the series’ wildest puzzles to date.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 May 2025
The junior right-hander’s pregame obstacle course — navigating university staffers, media and more — before trotting down to the bullpen, was outside of the ordinary.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Dive into over 100 challenging pieces on an inflatable floating obstacle course, featuring launch pads, cliffhangers, halfpipes and towering action stations.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The leg saw the duos participate in a lifeguard rescue, a sailing obstacle course and an extreme hydroflight, before sending them off to complete one of the series’ wildest puzzles to date.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 May 2025
The junior right-hander’s pregame obstacle course — navigating university staffers, media and more — before trotting down to the bullpen, was outside of the ordinary.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for obstacle course
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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