艇てい差さ

noun

boat length (unit); distance between boats

Used in boat racing to measure the gap between boats, similar to 'length' in horse racing. The term 艇身 is a synonym.

See also: 艇身

• ゴール前まえで艇てい差さが縮ちぢまった。

  The distance between the boats narrowed before the finish line.

• 彼かれの艇ていは2艇てい差さで勝かった。

  His boat won by two boat lengths.