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Racing

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈɹeɪsɪŋ

Definitions

The sport of competing in races.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

FrançaisCourseracing
Русскийгонки
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Examples

Chariot racings are probably, however, those in which the horse first distinguished himself as a courser, and we believe our earliest notices on the subject point to those of Persia, which were practised at the sacrifices made to the sun […]”
The war years have not greatly altered running conditions on the East Coast route north of Edinburgh. It was never a racing ground, and the heavier loads and the possibility of indifferent coal have been only partially balanced by the increases in running times of the principal trains.”

CEFR level

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Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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