Regatta Definition

rĭ-gätə, -gătə
regattas
noun
A boat race.
Webster's New World
A series of such races.
Webster's New World

A striped cotton fabric.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • yacht race
  • rowing competition
  • boat-race

Other Word Forms of Regatta

Noun

Singular:
regatta
Plural:
regattas, regatte

Origin of Regatta

  • Italian dialectal a contention, regatta from regattare to contend perhaps from recatare to sell again, compete from Vulgar Latin recaptāre to contend Latin re- re- Latin captāre to seek to catch frequentative of capere to seize catch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian (Venetian dialect) regatta (“contention for mastery"), from regattare (“compete, haggle, sell at retail"), possibly from recatare

    From Wiktionary

Regatta Sentence Examples

  • The buildings lie close to the Thames, and the school is famous for rowing, sending an eight to the regatta at Henley each year.

  • An annual regatta is held early in August by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (Svenska Segelsallkapet).

  • It is only since about 1870 that this popularity has grown up. Ten years earlier even rowing-boats were few excepting at Oxford, at Henley in regatta time, and at Putney on the tideway.

  • An annual pleasure fair is held on Easter Monday, and a regatta in August or September.

  • Wik, Heikendorf and Laboe, are resorted to for sea-bathing, and in June of each year a regatta, attended by yachts from all countries, is held.

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Words Starting With

RREREG

Words Ending With

ATATTA

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With A