REPECHAGE


Meaning of REPECHAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-pə-ˈshäzh, ˈre-pə-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: French repêchage second chance, reexamination for a candidate who has failed, from repêcher to fish out, rescue, from re- + pêcher to fish, from Latin piscari — more at piscatory

Date: 1928

: a trial heat (as in rowing) in which first-round losers are given another chance to qualify for the semifinals

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