1A race or series of races for eight-oared rowing boats.
八桨划船比赛
he twice rowed in the university trial eights
他曾两次参加大学八桨划艇比赛的预赛。
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The race is part of an afternoon of competition between the two universities which culminates in the men's senior eights - the Manchester equivalent of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.
Perhaps the surprise of the day was the York women's junior sculling squad's victory in the novice eights at their first attempt at racing in a sweep-oared boat after only two outings in this discipline.
The regatta program consists of Olympic and non-Olympic boat classes, some junior events and freshman eights, but the highlighted races are the men's and women's single.
In keeping with tradition, the last race of the Championships was the men's eights.
But it was day two that created the most interest when Canada and United States faced off in both the men's and women's championship eights.
1.1(at Oxford University) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in Trinity Term.