repêchage

re pê chage |ˌrepəˈSHäZH ˌrɛpəˈʃɑʒ |(also repechage ) ▶noun (in rowing and other sports ) a contest in which the runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: French, from repêcher ‘fish out, rescue. ’

repêchage

repêchage |ˈrɛpəʃɑːʒ | ▶noun (in rowing and other sports ) a contest in which the runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: French, from repêcher ‘fish out, rescue ’.