[rep-uh-shahzh] 
| (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. |
| rep·e·chage (rěp'ə-shäzh') n. A trial heat, especially in rowing, allowing competitors who have already lost a heat another chance to qualify for the semifinals. [French repêchage, rescuing, repechage, from repêcher, to finish up again, rescue : re-, again (from Old French; see re-) + pêcher, to fish for (from Old French pescher, from Vulgar Latin *piscāre, from Latin piscārī; see piscatorial).] |
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