repêchage

French - Turkish

Definition of repêchage in French Turkish dictionary: [le] (okulda) başarısız öğrencilere ikinci bir şans verme

English - English

Definition of repêchage in English English dictionary
repechage: 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
repechage: A trial heat, especially in rowing, allowing competitors who have already lost a heat another chance to qualify for the semifinals
repechage: a second chance race Boats that fail to advance to the next round can qualify for repechage Typically, winners advance to the next round
repechage: the competition formula which gives losers of a direct elimination bout a second chance to stay in the competition
repechage: A competitive round in which paddlers who lost in the first heat are given a chance to advance further; from the French for "second chance "
repechage: a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race
repechage: a tournament form in which entrants temporarily eliminated from the main event reenter after outstanding performance in a secondary event
repechage: A heat in which competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place in a semifinal

repêchage

Hyphenation

rep·e·chage

[ "re-p&-'shäzh, 're-p& ] (noun.) 1928. From French repêchage, from repêcher (“to fish out, rescue”), from re- + pêcher (“to fish”).

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