Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue riband

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: blue riband
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A trophy for the fastest sea crossing of the Atlantic by a liner.

name

An award from the British Motorcycling Federation for advanced riding.

name

The most prestigious event, award etc. of its type or class.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Blue Riband.

Example Sentences

"The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm left New York on May 3 [1904], at 3.10 p.m. and reached Plymouth Sound on May 9 at 8 a.m. This was then a very fast crossing of the Atlantic, but it was not the record. The same ship had held the "Blue Riband" in 1902, but had been slightly bested by the Kaiser Wilhelm II, a larger vessel of the same line, in 1903, and that stood as the record until the Cunard Line secured the honours in 1909 with the Mauretania and held them for an unbroken period of 20 years."
"The men's downhill race is considered by many to be the blue riband event of the Winter Olympics."

Phrases

blue ribbon

Frequently Paired Words

blue ribbon

Questions

What does blue riband mean?: A trophy for the fastest sea crossing of the Atlantic by a liner.

How to pronounce blue riband

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