barrel race

noun

A race (contest) in which a horse must be ridden around standing barrels.

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Meanings

nounbarrel race (plural barrel races)

plural barrel races

  1. A race (contest) in which a horse must be ridden around standing barrels.
verbbarrel race (third-person singular simple present barrel races, present participle barrel racing, simple past and past participle barrel raced)

present singular third person barrel races · participle present barrel racing · participle past barrel raced · past barrel raced

  1. To ride a horse around standing barrels in a race.
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APA

barrel race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20race

MLA

“barrel race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20race. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrel race,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20race.

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