boat racing
- noun
- /boʊt ˈreɪsɪŋ/
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carrera de barcos
- And though the river had given the town its prosperity, boat racing had given it her identity, having hosted the first professional boat race in the United States.
Examples
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So it might be like car racing, boat racing, aeroplane, that sort of stuff.
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You know, we'd stay up all night partying and let's go back to the boat racing world for a little bit.
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Taking up dragon boat racing.
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Ain't no luck in boat racing.
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This is the one that every man in boat racing strives to win at one time or another, because this is the top prize.
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My father once said that only someone who had raced competitively could understand why so many men had given their lives to the sport of boat racing.
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Hello, I'm Keith Jackson and you're about to see today on ABC's Wide World of Sports what we call the thunderboats, the Unlimited hydroplanes, the powerhouses of boat racing, run for the Gold Cup.
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Boat racing is an exciting sport that attracts thousands of spectators every year.
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He trained rigorously for months to compete in the national boat racing championships.
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Her passion for boat racing grew after she participated in her first race last summer.
Synonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sport in which boats are raced' is directly and compositionally built from 'boat' (a watercraft) + 'racing' (the sport/activity of competing for speed). The noun + -ing activity pattern is a common, transparent English construction and is matched across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Boat racing comes from the clear image of boats going side by side as teams try to make their boat go fastest, using oars, sails, or engines. The words boat and racing show the idea directly, so it means 'a sport where boats compete against each other on water'.