How to use regatta in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Regatta means a series of boat races, or sometimes a single race. Example: “The sailors of the regatta are going to wait out this weather before they set sail.”

Examples of regatta by meaning

nounA series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.

The novice eights race demonstrated one of the reasons UVa manages to be so good year after year; the UVa novs finished first and second in the event, while Clemson's novice crew, the surprise of the regatta, took third.1999, Oli Rosenbladt, “Virginia Women Sweep Rivanna Romp”, in Rowing News, volume 6, number 21, page 8

nounA group of swans on the water.

As he quietly planned out the unfolding day ahead of him, his attention was drawn to a regatta of swans drawing close to the bank of the river.2026, Mick Vincent, It's Our Secret, Troubadour Publishing Limited
The mind returns to water meadows on the Risle and the Test, and the Traun with its petulant regatta of swans, where we fished from the timber walkways and stayed in the little fishing hotel at Marien- brucke.1972, Ernest George Schwiebert, Remembrances of Rivers Past, Macmillan, page 15
A succession of mild winters which encouraged the recovery of kingfishers enabled some waters to restock again with a regatta of swans where there is willow-moss and other vegetation to feed them.1975, The Salmon and Trout Magazine, volumes 203-207, Salmon and Trout Association, page 8

More sentences with regatta

The sailors of the regatta are going to wait out this weather before they set sail.From the entry set sail
Three days of festivities included regatte and war games.2005: Bronwen Wilson, The World in Venice: Print, the City, and Early Modern Identity, page 168 (University of Toronto Press). From the entry regatte
There was a second kind, the so-called regatte, representing an ordinary knot from which two long ends of ribbon hung down.1949: CIBA Review, volume 6, issues 61–71, page 3,022 (CIBA Limited). From the entry regatte
If terms are not reached on a multichallenger regatta, the Americans will have the right to face Alinghi in a best-of-three series in multihulls.2009 April 24, The Associated Press, “Alinghi Rejects Proposal”, in New York Times. From the entry multichallenger
The pros will instruct you about your position before you set off for the race course in the waters off Phillipsburg for an exciting three-hour mini-cup regatta.2000 January-October, “Twelves in St. Maarten”, in Cruising World, volume 26, numbers 1-10, page 131. From the entry mini-cup
Mariettans opened their hearts and homes to them and did everything humanly possible to make them comfortable and set the stage ashore for a successful regatta.1951 July 24, Allison Danzig, “Sports of The Times: Not So Charming Now”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry Mariettan

Meaning of regatta

noun A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
noun A striped cotton fabric.
noun A group of swans on the water.

Full definition of regatta

Questions about regatta in a sentence

How do you use regatta in a sentence?: Regatta is used as a noun. For example: “The sailors of the regatta are going to wait out this weather before they set sail.”
What is a short sentence with regatta?: “Three days of festivities included regatte and war games.”
What does regatta mean?: Regatta means a series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.

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