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Definition of Regatta
1. Noun. A meeting for boat races.
Definition of Regatta
1. n. Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.
Definition of Regatta
1. Noun. A series of boat races, although sometimes used for a single race. ¹
2. Noun. A striped cotton fabric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Regatta
1. a boat race [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regatta
Literary usage of Regatta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1891)
"German, 1 6 / l¡ d —4 s5d Port of Plymouth Royal regatta, 3 s5 d Queen's Canadian
Cup, 3 / 116 56—18 a 5 a —19 а 5 d Royal Albert Yacht Club, ..."
2. Outing (1893)
"Harvard and Yale, doubtless, do not feel sure of the amateur character of the
regatta. The committee is undoubtedly able to reassure them upon this point. ..."
3. The Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base by Charles A. Peverelly (1866)
"At the annual regatta dinner of the Royal Yacht Squadron, ... SAILING regatta IN
BOSTON. On the Fourth of July, 1866, the friends of yachting in Boston ..."
4. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1853)
"REMINISCENCES OF HENLEY regatta. BY AN OXFORD HAN. ... To all Oxonians and Cantabs,
and to the people of the neighbourhood, this regatta has become what the ..."
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