regatta

[ ri-gat-uh, -gah-tuh ]

/ rɪˈgæt ə, -ˈgɑ tə /

noun

a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.

an organized series of such races.

(originally) a gondola race in Venice.

a strong, striped cotton fabric that is of twill weave.

Origin of regatta

1645–55; <Upper Italian (Venetian ) regatta, regata, perhaps ≪ Vulgar Latin *recaptāre to contend, equivalent to *re-re- + *captāre to try to seize; see catch

Words nearby regatta

regard, regardant, regardful, regarding, regardless, regatta, regd., regelate, regelation, Régence, regency

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Example sentences from the Web for regatta

It was a regatta without spectators, but as full of excitement as if the shores had been fringed with a cheering crowd.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland
He had gone through three commemoration balls at Oxford about ten days before the regatta.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
Thus when the regatta day came there was a vast concourse of people to witness the contest.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
In the year 1891 the regatta was first conducted in a business-like manner.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

Regatta is a stout, coloured shirt cloth similar in make to a jeanette.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for regatta

regatta

/ (rɪˈɡætə) /

noun

an organized series of races of yachts, rowing boats, etc

Word Origin for regatta

C17: from obsolete Italian (Venetian dialect) rigatta contest, of obscure origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	regatta
释义	regatta [ ri-gat-uh, -gah-tuh ] / rɪˈgæt ə, -ˈgɑ tə / noun a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels. an organized series of such races. (originally) a gondola race in Venice. a strong, striped cotton fabric that is of twill weave. Origin of regatta 1645–55; <Upper Italian (Venetian ) regatta, regata, perhaps ≪ Vulgar Latin recaptāre to contend, equivalent to re-re- + *captāre to try to seize; see catch Words nearby regatta regard, regardant, regardful, regarding, regardless, regatta, regd., regelate, regelation, Régence, regency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for regatta It was a regatta without spectators, but as full of excitement as if the shores had been fringed with a cheering crowd. Sevenoaks\|J. G. Holland He had gone through three commemoration balls at Oxford about ten days before the regatta. Boating\|W. B. Woodgate Thus when the regatta day came there was a vast concourse of people to witness the contest. Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould In the year 1891 the regatta was first conducted in a business-like manner. Yachting Vol. 2\|Various. Regatta is a stout, coloured shirt cloth similar in make to a jeanette. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for regatta regatta / (rɪˈɡætə) / noun an organized series of races of yachts, rowing boats, etc Word Origin for regatta C17: from obsolete Italian (Venetian dialect) rigatta contest, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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