"boat race" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boat races [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boat race (plural boat races)
  1. A race between rowing crews. Categories (topical): Rowing
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-DFgjv5rP Disambiguation of Rowing: 56 3 41
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) The face. Tags: Cockney, slang Categories (topical): Face
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-3r8EjV6D Disambiguation of Face: 7 65 28
  3. (gambling, slang) A fixed horse race, with a specific horse arranged to win in advance. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-n53Xp0-U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 94 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 3 89 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 3 89 Topics: gambling, games

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