/ 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)
/ 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. 2005