Proper noun
(nautical) A trophy for the fastest sea crossing of the Atlantic by a liner.
(motorcycling) An award from the British Motorcycling Federation for advanced riding.
(often attributive, often without caps) The most prestigious event, award etc. of its type or class.
The men's downhill race is considered by many to be the blue riband event of the Winter Olympics.
Ferulli, p. 121 From 1903 to 1907 the Blue Riband was held by SS Kaiser Wilhelm II. Source: Internet
Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British. Source: Internet
I'm not sure how it would fare against some of the great chocolate covered wafers of the northern hemisphere, such as the Tunnocks or Blue Riband who have a distinct size advantage. Source: Internet
The company stated that the four liners were of the renowned Kaiser class and decided to market them as the Four Flyers, a reference to their speed and associations with the Blue Riband. Source: Internet
In 1986, his boat Virgin Atlantic Challenger II crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the fastest-ever recorded time, winning the Blue Riband back for Great Britain. Source: Internet
Of course all that wafer disappears at the slightest munch causing the Blue Riband to do a vanishing act in our mouths. Source: Internet