boat race

British  

noun

1. a rowing event held annually in the spring, in which an eight representing Oxford University rows against one representing Cambridge University on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake

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Example Sentences

The boat race crews were given safety advice to avoid swallowing water splashed up from the Thames.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

And I’m like, “OK, so it was the boat race one after that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

So begins a story of friendship, belonging and an annual boat race down Carcass Creek.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

And others will always turn out to watch, just as a thousand people came to see that boat race 170 years ago.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021

A song from the Onam boat race filled the factory.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy