blue riband
Britishnoun
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Also called (esp US): blue ribbon. (sometimes capitals) the record for the fastest sea journey between two places, esp (in the 1920s and 30s) for a passenger liner between New York and Southampton
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the most distinguished achievement in any field
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( as modifier )
the blue-riband event of the meeting
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Example Sentences
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The Gold Cup, where runners negotiate 22 fences over three and a quarter miles, is the blue riband event as the four-day Cheltenham Festival reaches a climax.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
We’ll keep you across the new sports as well as the blue riband events.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2021
Having had just two fights in boxing’s blue riband division since stepping up, there remains lingering questions about the Ukrainian’s punch resistance and his ability to trouble the top heavyweights with his power.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Blackmore, 31, is aiming to become the first female jockey to win jump racing's blue riband event.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2021
One was an old man frail and bent, remarkable for nothing but a blue riband crossed over his coarse gray cloth cafetan; but I shall never forget his companion.
From Marie; a story of Russian love by Zielinska, Marie H. de
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