match race

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noun
Definitions
  • (watersports) A race in sport sail yachting where two sailboats race against one-another, head-to-head, on the same course, at the same time.

Etymology

Compound from English match + English race (fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc).

Origin

English

race

Gloss

fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc

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