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boat race

n
(Rowing) the boat race Brit 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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Noun1.boat race - a race between people rowing or driving boatsboat race - a race between people rowing or driving boats
sailing-race, yacht race - a race between crews of people in yachts
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boat race

ngara di canottaggio
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The conversation began about the row Tushkevitch and Veslovsky had taken alone together in the boat, and Tushkevitch began describing the last boat races in Petersburg at the Yacht Club.
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Abu Dhabi: In what will be a first of its kind at Yas Marina, the Dragon Boat Race and Festival in Abu Dhabi this Friday will focus largely on involving the community amid some interesting battles in the water.
OXFORD president Alex Davidson admits he's desperate to beat rivals Cambridge in the 159th Boat Race today to avoid back-toback defeats for the first time in 14 years.
A PROTESTER who disrupted this year's Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews was highlighting London's inequality and Government cuts, he said.
It's time once again to prepare for the Great Cardboard Boat Race on Whalom Lake.
The warning comes in light of a protester being charged over an incident which led to this year's 158th University Boat Race being stopped halfway through.
The warning comes in light of a protester who was charged over an incident which led to this years 158th University Boat Race being stopped halfway through.