fleet racing
English
noun
Definitions
- (watersports) A type of sport sail yachting event where a squadron of sailboats race as a fleet, against one another, on the same course, at the same time. The famous Whitbread or Volvo Ocean Race, is of this type, as is the America's Cup World Series, and Extreme Sailing Series.
Etymology
Compound from English fleet (an arm of the sea, a run of water) + English racing.
Origin
English
racing
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airfleet English
- antiracing English
- fleet English
- fleet race English
- fleetfooted English
- fleetly English
- fleetmate English
- fleetname English
- fleetness English
- fleetside English
- fleetwide English
- footracing English
- interfleet English
- match racing English
- nonfleet English
- nonracing English
- racing English
- racingly English
- subfleet English
- レーシング Japanese
- flete Middle English
- ซิ่ง Thai