BLUE RIBAND


Meaning of BLUE RIBAND in English

/ ˌbluː ˈrɪbənd; NAmE / ( BrE ) (also ˌblue ˈribbon NAmE , BrE ) noun

an honour (sometimes in the form of a blue ribbon ) given to the winner of the first prize in a competition :

a blue-riband event (= a very important one)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.