regatta

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A series of boat races, although sometimes used for a single race
A striped cotton fabric
{n} a grand rowing or sailing match
A regatta is a sports event consisting of races between yachts or rowing boats. a sports event at which there are races for rowing boats or sailing boats (regattare )
A boat race
An organized crew race
Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races
A series of boat races and festivities arranged by a yacht club or other sailing organization
a meeting for boat races
Orig. Name originally used in Venice for specific boat-races on the Grand Canal
A boat race, or a meeting at which a number of boat races take place
A series of boat-races, although sometimes used for a single race
{i} boat race, sailboat race; organized series of boat races
a collection of boat races
Refugee Regatta
An illegal immigrant or refugee attempting to enter the country by sea; an immigrant of the boat people

Get an Esky, fill it full of cans, get your dope, go down to the beach, roll a big spliff about that long sit on the beach at sunset, have a few cans, and watch what they call up in Darwin the Refugee Regatta.

Henley Regatta
a series of boat races for rowing boats, held every year on the river Thames near the town of Henley in the south of England. Henley is also a fashionable social event, especially for rich and upper-class people
regattas
plural of regatta
regatta

    Hyphenation

    re·gat·ta

    Turkish pronunciation

    rîgätı

    Pronunciation

    /rəˈgätə/ /rɪˈɡɑːtə/

    Etymology

    [ ri-'gä-t&, -'ga- ] (noun.) 1652. From Italian (Venetian dialect) regatta (“contention for mastery”), from regattare (“compete, haggle, sell at retail”), possibly from recatare
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