repechage

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Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/(UK)

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/ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/(UK) · /ˈɹɛp.ɪ.ʃɑːʒ/(UK) · /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/(US) · /ɹəˌpɛʃˈɑʒ/(US)

Definition of repechage

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable)A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.

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noun

(countable)A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
(uncountable)The use of this form of competition.

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From French repêchage, from repêcher (“to fish out, rescue”), from re- (“again”) + pêcher (“to fish”).

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