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repechage

American

[rep-uh-shahzh] / ˌrɛp əˈʃɑʒ /

noun

(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.

repechage British

/ ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of repechage

1925–30; < French repêchage second chance, equivalent to repêch ( er ) to fish up again ( re- re- + pêcher to fish; Middle French, Old French pescher < Vulgar Latin *piscāre, Latin piscārī, derivative of piscis fish ) + -age -age

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Vocabulary of the Summer Olympics

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Coutya was one of two British athletes in action in the men's foil category B, with Oliver Lam Watson narrowly losing his third-round repechage contest against Hungary’s Richard Osvath 14-15.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

In the women's 400m heats, Amber Anning and Laviai Nielsen reached the semi-finals but Victoria Ohuruogu will have to make it through a repechage if she is to qualify.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

George Mills missed out in his heat, but could still progress through the newly introduced repechage.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Less than an hour before, she had scored big in the final minute of a repechage to make it to the finals.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

That evening the boys went down to the water in Griinau to watch the repechage boats and learn who would join them, Hungary, and Switzerland in the medal race.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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