hurdles
nounUK /ˈhɜːdlz/
US /ˈhɝːdlz/
Hurdles are small fences that runners jump over in a race.
She practiced jumping over the hurdles at the track.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Problems or difficulties that make it hard to do something.
Learning a new language has many hurdles at first.
3. A type of track race where athletes jump over barriers.
He won the 110-meter hurdles at the school sports day.
4. Things that block or slow your progress.
Money was one of the biggest hurdles for the project.