boat race

noun

the boat race
a rowing event held annually in the spring, in which an eight representing Oxford University rows against one representing Cambridge University on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake

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This Sunday sees the 170th men's and 79th women's Oxford and Cambridge boat races take place on the Thames.

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“They kind of kept us from making touchdowns to stay in the boat race, but my guys played their hearts out.”

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In Belgium, they are hollowed out for boat races, and in Ludwigsburg, Germany, thousands of multi-coloured pumpkins are used to make seasonal sculpture parks.

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The boat race is not normally that relevant to 16 million people.

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Today, gambling remains illegal in Japan, with the following publicly-operated exceptions: horse racing, cycling races, boat races, auto races and the lottery.

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