# repechage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. The use of this form of competition.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/repechage