repechage
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rep·e·chage
(rĕp′ə-shäzh′)n.
A trial heat, especially in rowing, allowing competitors who have already lost a heat another chance to qualify for the semifinals.
[French repêchage, rescuing, repechage, from repêcher, to fish up again, rescue : re-, again (from Old French; see re-) + pêcher, to fish for (from Old French pescher, from Vulgar Latin *piscāre, from Latin piscārī; see piscatorial).]
repechage
(ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ)n
(General Sporting Terms) a heat of a competition, esp in rowing or fencing, in which eliminated contestants have another chance to qualify for the next round or the final
[C19: from French repêchage literally: fishing out again, from re- + pêcher to fish + -age]
re•pe•chage
(ˌrɛp əˈʃɑʒ)n.
a trial heat for runners-up, as in rowing, to determine who will advance to the finals.
repêchage
A kind of “second chance” race to allow losers from the heats an additional opportunity to qualify for the next round of the series in a progressive race.
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Noun | 1. | repechage - a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race race - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift" |