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repechage

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • 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 sports 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[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).]

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

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Examples

  • Sprint: After a qualifying round, riders compete one-on-one (sometimes three riders in repechage or four in consolation rounds) in a knockout tournament.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Losers continue in repechage phase against winners of 5-8 races.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Sprint: After a qualifying round, riders compete one-on-one (sometimes three riders in repechage or four in consolation rounds) in a knockout tournament.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • In the heats, each boat can qualify for the semifinals or for a "repechage" round, which is essentially a second chance to make the semifinals.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • In the heats, each boat can qualify for the semifinals or for a "repechage" round, which is essentially a second chance to make the semifinals.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • All events start with heats and boats that do not progress automatically get a second chance through the repechage roundWho's hotBritish double sculls pair Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger capped an unbeaten 2010 with world championship gold at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand.

    Watching the Olympic Games 2012: Rowing | Will O'Doherty 2011

  • The U.S. almost added a second quadruple sculls medal — Ala Piotrowski, Jen Kaido, Liane Malcos and Lia Pernell won the repechage and finished fourth in the final.

    USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Wariner pushes all-time best in 400 meters 2006

  • Mickelson and Cooke won their repechage to advance to the final, then rallied from 1.74 seconds down in the last 500 meters to win by 1.62 seconds.

    USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Wariner pushes all-time best in 400 meters 2006

  • The heats, repechage and semifinal rounds winnow the contenders down to six boats for the final.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Having won through the repechage Manchester knocked out the last Oxbridge survivors.

    Archive 2007-03-04 2007

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  • bilby commented on the word repechage

    One of my favourite sporting words.

    October 30, 2019

  • stuartmathergibson commented on the word repechage

    repechage

    noun A trial heat, especially in rowing, allowing competitors who have already lost a heat another chance to qualify for the semifinals.

    December 21, 2021