repêchage
/ˈrɛpəʃɑːʒ
/noun
(In rowing and other sports) a contest in which the best-placed of those who failed to win heats compete for a place in the final.In fact at the Sydney Olympics they were out after the repêchage....
- Other competitors with the best times may also qualify for the next round indirectly as "fastest losers" as a result of the repêchage.
- During the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualification, there were two repêchage positions available for the finals tournament.
Origin
Early 20th century: French, from repêcher 'fish out, rescue'.
- single-seater
- single-serving site
- single-source
- single stick
- singlet
- singleton
- single transferable vote
- singletree
- be left at the post
- be left for dead
- be left holding the baby (or bag)
- be left to oneself
- belemnite
- bel esprit
- be level pegging
- Belfast
- Belfast sink
- belfry
- Belgae
- Belgaum
- Belge
- Belgian
- Belgian block
- Belgian Blue
- Belgian bun