See Also: circuition(dictionary)

steeplechase (iou) and circuition (iou)


steeplechase (iou)



steeplechase noun & verb. L18.
[from STEEPLE noun + CHASE noun1.]
A. noun.
A horse-race across country (orig. with a church steeple as the goal) or on a racecourse, with hedges, ditches, etc., to be jumped. L18.
b. A board game in which the throwing of dice determines the progress of model horses over a representation of a steeplechase course. L19.
Athletics. A race (across country or on the track) in which runners must clear hurdles, a water jump, etc. M19.
b. verb intrans. Ride or run in a steeplechase. E19.
steeplechaser noun a rider or runner in a steeplechase; spec. a horse trained for steeplechasing: M19.

circuition (iou)



circuition noun. arch. M16.
[Latin circuitio(n-), from circuit-: see CIRCUIT, -ION.]
A going round or about; fig. circumlocution.