English Explanatory Dictionary

repechage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The use of this form of competition.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/ /ˈɹɛp.ɪ.ʃɑːʒ/ /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/ /ɹəˌpɛʃˈɑʒ/ en-us-repechage.ogg

Word forms

repechage repechages repêchage

Etymology

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

Related words

A final A-final B final B-final relegation
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