repechage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rep′ə shäzh′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•pe•chage  (rep′ə shäzh′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sport(in cycling and rowing) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats race each other, with the winner advancing to the finals.
  • Vulgar Latin *piscāre, Latin piscārī, derivative of piscis fish) + -age -age
  • French repêchage second chance, equivalent. to repêch(er) to fish up again (re- re + pêcher to fish; Middle French, Old French pescher
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
repechage / ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ/
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from French repêchage literally: fishing out again, from re- + pêcher to fish + -age

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