obstacle course

English

Noun

obstacle course (plural obstacle courses)

1. A course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially.

   Synonyms: assault course, obstacle race, (video games, informal) obby

2. (figuratively) A painful and strenuous experience; hassle.
   • 1983 April 16, John Kyper, “Cuba: A Little Sex, No Drugs, and Lotsa Rock 'n Roll”, in Gay Community News, page 9:

     A Cuban who wants to marry a foreigner must traverse a bureaucratic obstacle course designed to discourage such liaisons.

Translations

course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially

• Dutch: hindernisbaan (nl) f
• Finnish: esterata
• French: course d’obstacles (fr) f
• German: Hindernislauf (de) m, Hindernisparcours m, Hindernisstrecke f
• Polish: tor przeszkód m
• Swedish: hinderbana (sv) c

strenuous experience, hassle

• Finnish: esterata, koetinkivi (fi)
• French: parcours du combattant (fr) m
• German: Hindernislauf (de) m, Hindernisparcours m
• Polish: przeszkoda (pl) f

References

• “obstacle course” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “obstacle course”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.