the Boat Race

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

the Boat Race [the Boat Race] BrE NAmE
a race that takes place each year on the River ↑Thames in west London, England, between rowing teams from the universities of ↑Oxford and ↑Cambridge. Unlike other sports contests between the two universities, it is seen as a national event and is watched by many people on television. The first Boat Race was in 1829.