regatta

noun

re·​gat·​ta ri-ˈgä-tə 

-ˈga-

: a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races

Examples of regatta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some end up as centerpieces at local fairs and fall festivals, where artists transform them into elaborate displays, while others are chosen for crowd-pleasing traditions like crane drops and the town’s annual pumpkin regatta. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

Her photos serve as a portal to the Gilded Age, with images of the annual regatta, boathouse bathers, charity balls and lawn tennis, a sport newly open to women who were too restricted by corsets to actually run for the ball. —Margaret Hetherman, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025

Stillwater Harvest Fest What: Festival including food, music, a pumpkin regatta, pumpkin weigh-off and more. —Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025

This year was the 31st iteration, and the 17th regatta since Elk Grove first began hosting the festival in 1994. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian regata

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for regatta

• agata
• bharata
• cantata
• costata
• ephrata
• errata
• falcata
• mahratta
• serrata
• sonata
• stigmata
• striata

Kids Definition

regatta

noun

re·​gat·​ta ri-ˈgät-ə 

-ˈgat-

: a boat race or a series of boat races