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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He shocked the sport by equalling Merckx's seemingly unassailable record, and came within a couple of feet of breaking it on the blue riband final sprint stage on Paris' Champs Elysees.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
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
In previous Olympics, the men's 100m has been the blue riband event, but not this time.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2021
The Duc d'Eglemont, that was the racing French duke who had carried off the blue riband of the British Turf—the other name was harder to remember—then it came to her.
From The Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes
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