noun
plural ~ courses
[count] a series of objects that people or animals in a race have to jump or climb over, go around, go under, etc.
a training area for soldiers that is filled with objects (such as hurdles, ditches, walls, etc.) that the soldiers have to jump or climb over, go around, go under, etc. - called also (Brit) assault course
a series of problems, events, or requirements that make it difficult to do something