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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Kids will love playing on the giant inflatable Aqua Park, which is like an obstacle course on the water.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
If that's too toasty, there are kid-friendly pools with waterslides and an inflatable obstacle course open during the summer months.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Eventually — after a certifiably awesome slow-mo shot of Kristina in the mud followed by two massive and equally entertaining wipe-outs — all the players made it through the obstacle course and onto the platform for the puzzle.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
There was a complicated obstacle course earlier in this episode.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
If that's too toasty, there are kid-friendly pools with waterslides and an inflatable obstacle course open during the summer months.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Eventually — after a certifiably awesome slow-mo shot of Kristina in the mud followed by two massive and equally entertaining wipe-outs — all the players made it through the obstacle course and onto the platform for the puzzle.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
There was a complicated obstacle course earlier in this episode.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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