The Boat Race Word Search
The Boat Race, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its format, its trophy, and the traditions around it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: BOATRACE, DARKBLUE, LIGHTBLUE, EIGHTS, THAMES, PUTNEY, MORTLAKE, TIDEWAY, COXSWAIN, STROKE, BLADE, ROWING.
There is no timer pressure: take as long as you like, and spend a hint if a word will not surface.
The Boat Race word list, defined
- EIGHTS /eɪts/ · noun
- The plural of "eight": the number 8, or a group or set of eight people or things. In rowing, an "eight" (and its plural) denotes a racing boat rowed by eight oarspeople. Related: octets, octads.
- TIDEWAY /ˈtaɪdweɪ/ · noun
- A channel or passage of water, especially one that is narrow and winding; a tidal estuary. A course or direction, especially one that is determined by a particular force or influence. Related: channel, passage, estuary, waterway.
- COXSWAIN /ˈkɒksweɪn/ · noun
- The person who steers a rowing boat, especially a racing shell, and directs the crew's stroke and pace; also the helmsman of certain other small vessels. Related: helmsman, steersman, helm, boatman.
- STROKE /strəʊk/ · noun, verb
- A stroke is a movement of the hand or arm in a particular direction, or a mark made by such a movement. To stroke something means to touch or caress it gently. Related: touch, caress, pat, stroke.
- BLADE /bleɪd/ · noun
- The flat cutting edge of a knife, sword, or other tool or weapon, or a similar flat, thin part of an object such as a propeller, oar, or grass leaf. Related: edge, steel, cutter, sharpener.
- ROWING /ˈroʊ.ɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of moving a boat through water using oars, or the sport of propelling a boat through water using oars. To move or propel something, especially a boat, through water using oars. Related: rowing, oarsmanship, sculling, paddling.
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