fleet race

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noun
Definitions
  • (watersports) A race in sport sail yachting where a squadron of sailboats race as a fleet, against one another, on the same course, at the same time.

Etymology

Compound from English fleet (an arm of the sea, a run of water) + English race (fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc).

Origin

English

race

Gloss

fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc

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