obstacle course
noun
: a military training course filled with obstacles (such as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated
broadly
: a series of obstacles that must be overcome
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We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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The signals are then sent to the computer and control the movement of a quadcopter through a virtual obstacle course.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Their preparation included obstacle courses, gas mask drills, studying enemy aircraft, ships, and weapons, as well as learning how to board and evacuate ships.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The first hurdle on the reconciliation obstacle course requires the Senate and the House to agree on the same budget resolution, as opposed to different versions that can be stitched together later.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
Over a total of nine two- to five-hour training sessions, the test subject became adept at piloting the drone through the obstacle course, even combining multiple finger commands to perform two movements at the same time (i.e: flying up while turning right, etc).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Their preparation included obstacle courses, gas mask drills, studying enemy aircraft, ships, and weapons, as well as learning how to board and evacuate ships.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The first hurdle on the reconciliation obstacle course requires the Senate and the House to agree on the same budget resolution, as opposed to different versions that can be stitched together later.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
Over a total of nine two- to five-hour training sessions, the test subject became adept at piloting the drone through the obstacle course, even combining multiple finger commands to perform two movements at the same time (i.e: flying up while turning right, etc).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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