boat race

noun

the boat race British 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

Words nearby boat race

boat hook, boat nail, boat neck, boat patch, boat people, boat race, boat shoe, boat tail, boat train, boat-tailed grackle, boatage

Example sentences from the Web for boat race

If I am home in time for the boat-race I shall come and cheer, too.

A Terrible Tomboy |Angela Brazil
During the boat-race, a gentleman pulling in a canoe, and smoking a narghilly, had attracted no ordinary attention.

Burlesques |William Makepeace Thackeray
Up to this time the boat-race seemed to have been nearly forgotten.

The Quadroon |Mayne Reid
Every one had the summer look of a boat-race crowd when the Leander is to be pulled off at Henley.

Out To Win |Coningsby Dawson

Up to the night of the boat-race everything had gone swimmingly.

The Whirligig of Time |Wayland Wells Williams

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boat race

noun

Words nearby boat race

Example sentences from the Web for boat race