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
Examples of obstacle course in a Sentence
We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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The event also includes face painters, a DJ, arts and crafts, obstacle course, jumpers and pictures with the bunny at the park on Townsgate Drive.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The studio puts tender love and care into all of its mind-bending obstacle courses, and serves up a delectable sense for Saturday Morning Cartoon goofiness with its arsenal.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
The maneuver portion includes an obstacle course with a low crawl, high crawl and sprint, as well as dragging a person and using the fireman’s carry.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
On the first morning of Doc, an exclusive health and longevity event that convened its inaugural meeting this past October, scoring a caffeine hit required navigating a human obstacle course that had sprung up in the overflow tent.
—Grace Huckins, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The studio puts tender love and care into all of its mind-bending obstacle courses, and serves up a delectable sense for Saturday Morning Cartoon goofiness with its arsenal.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
The maneuver portion includes an obstacle course with a low crawl, high crawl and sprint, as well as dragging a person and using the fireman’s carry.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
On the first morning of Doc, an exclusive health and longevity event that convened its inaugural meeting this past October, scoring a caffeine hit required navigating a human obstacle course that had sprung up in the overflow tent.
—Grace Huckins, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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