Re-găt'tă, n.

noun

n.; pl. RE-GÁT/TĀS. [It. regatta, rigatta, from riga, a line, row, O. H. Ger. rīga, rīge, L. Ger. rīege, N. H. Ger. reihe.] A rowing match in which a number of boats are rowed for a prize; a boat-race.