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Steeplechase vs Derby - What's the difference?

steeplechase | derby |

As a noun steeplechase

is (chiefly|british) a horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.

As a proper noun derby is

a city in the east midlands of england, once the county town of derbyshire.

steeplechase

English

Noun

(wikipedia steeplechase) (en noun)
  • (chiefly, British) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course
  • An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way

    • Related terms

    * Grand National

    derby

    English

    Noun

    (derbies)
  • Any of several annual horseraces.
  • By extension, any organized race.
  • (US) A bowler hat
  • *1906 , O. Henry,
  • *:He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.
  • (sports) A local derby
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.}}

    Derived terms

    * demolition derby * local derby * roller derby

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