sailing race
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3.9
- noun
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- The teams prepared their yachts for the annual sailing race that would take place next weekend.
- World sailing race
Examples
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The prestigious sailing race challenged crews from around the globe to compete for the championship title.
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And a couple of days free before he takes part in a sailing race.
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The biggest sailing race ever becomes our advertising campaign.
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It's like a sailing race: knowing when to change tacks is just as important as rounding the mark.
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Many spectators gathered to watch the exciting sailing race from the shore on a sunny afternoon.
Synonyms
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3.5
A race where people sail yachts around a set course
How Competitive
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3.9
7
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sailing' (the activity of traveling by sailboat) modifies 'race' (a contest), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a contest involving sailing. This noun-noun construction is a common and transparent pattern across languages, making the overall sense predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The compound noun sailing race comes from the picture of boats with big sails trying to beat each other across the water. Sailing means moving a boat by wind and race means trying to be the fastest, so the phrase means 'a competitive event where teams race boats'.