repechage

UK/ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ//ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/

repechage noun: 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.

Noun

repechage (countable and uncountable, plural repechages)

(countable) 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.
(uncountable) The use of this form of competition.

repechage meaning in Bengali and Persian

repechage in Bengali

এই ধরনের প্রতিযোগিতার ব্যবহার

repechage in Persian

heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round: شانس مجدد šâns-e mojaddad, ریشاژ repešâž

Forms of repechage

plural	repechages
alternative form	repêchage

Origin of repechage

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

Questions about repechage

What does repechage mean?: Repechage means 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.
What is repechage in Bengali?: Repechage in Bengali is এই ধরনের প্রতিযোগিতার ব্যবহার. See Repechage meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is repechage?: Repechage is a noun.
How do you pronounce repechage?: Repechage is pronounced /ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of repechage?: The plural of repechage is repechages.

Words near repechage in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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