Repechage Definition
rĕpə-shäzh
noun
A trial heat, especially in rowing, allowing competitors who have already lost a heat another chance to qualify for the semifinals.
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Noun
Singular:
repechage
Plural:
repchages, repechagesOrigin of Repechage
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French repêchage rescuing, repechage from repêcher to fish up again, rescue re- again (from Old French re–) pêcher to fish for (from Old French pescher) (from Vulgar Latin piscāre) (from Latin piscārī piscatorial)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French repêchage, from repêcher (“to fish out, rescue"), from re- + pêcher (“to fish").
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