match race

noun

A race in sport sail yachting where two sailboats race against one-another, head-to-head, on the same course, at the same time.

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Meanings

nounmatch race (plural match races)

plural match races

  1. water sports; yachting; water sports; yachtingnauticalA race in sport sail yachting where two sailboats race against one-another, head-to-head, on the same course, at the same time.

Origin

From match + race.

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APA

match race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20race

MLA

“match race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20race. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “match race,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20race.

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