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hurdle noun

  /ˈhɜːdl̩/ , /ˈhɝd(ə)l/
  • (athletics, horses) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
 haie, obstacle
  • (figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
 obstacle, barrière
  • A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
 claie

hurdling noun

course de haies
hurdle race
course de haies
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