noun
hurdles
noun
1
A track and field event in which runners sprint while jumping over a series of barriers.
"She won gold in the 100-metre hurdles."
How to Use Hurdles
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe race event where athletes run and leap over evenly spaced barriers.
Common pairings
run the hurdles
100m hurdles
hurdles race
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