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high hurdles
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 centimeters) high.
high hurdles
noun
- functioning as singular a race in which competitors leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high hurdles1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Dawson holds the local high-hurdles record at 19-1/4 sec., and Woolsey holds the low-hurdles record at 31 sec.
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I consider Ferguson the surest man for the high hurdles, although Chase of Andover will be close upon him.
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The high hurdles were being set and Stanley and five other boys were waiting at the head of the straight-way.
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He captured the high hurdles in 18-3/5 secs., put the 16-lb.
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