regatta
noun
a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
regattas
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pluralof regatta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ships float off the coast throughout the year, but autumn ushers in one of the biggest sailing regattas on the Mediterranean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I really enjoyed your film because I have been connected to the rowing community here in Philadelphia and I worked on a book, “Boathouse Row,” and attended regattas.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023
Dragon boat regattas take place around the world and many have a category for breast cancer teams.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
Team New Zealand, led by two-time defending America’s Cup champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, have won three of the last six SailGP regattas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Other eastern colleges soon launched rowing programs, and many of them began to compete against one another in head-to-head regattas.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
