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fleet racing

fleet racing noun: 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.).

Noun

fleet racing (uncountable)

  1. (water sports, yachting) 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.)

Origin of fleet racing

From fleet + racing.

Questions about fleet racing

What does fleet racing mean?
Fleet racing means 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.).
What part of speech is fleet racing?
Fleet racing is a noun.

Words near fleet racing in the dictionary

  1. fleet of foot
  2. Fleet parson
  3. Fleet parsons
  4. fleet race
  5. fleet races
  6. fleet racing
  7. Fleet Street
  8. Fleet Street dove
  9. Fleet Street doves
  10. fleet up
  11. fleet-footed

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