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hurdles¹

noun

  1. plural plural of hurdle

noun

  1. A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over. Despite a stumble, he managed to come fourth in the hurdles.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of hurdle

Hurdles²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Hurdle

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Closest in meaning: hurdle race, columns, bumps, difficulties, odds, hedges, barricades, barriers, blockages, blocks, bottlenecks, burdens, challenges, checkpoints, constraints, disincentives

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noun sport

Русскийбег с препятствиями beg s prepjatstvijami

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"hurdles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hurdles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hurdles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hurdles

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"hurdles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hurdles.

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@misc{hurdles_2026,
  title = {hurdles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hurdles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}