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Repechage
/ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/
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.
📖 Definitions of "Repechage"
noun
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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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Repechage"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| repêchagenoun | Alternative spelling of repechage. [(sports, 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.] |
| reperchargenoun | Misspelling of repechage. [(sports, 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.] |
| repechargenoun | Misspelling of repechage. [(sports, 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.] |
| replaynoun | A repeat or subsequent playing of some or all of something which was previously broadcast or performed, or a playing of something which was recorded, such as a live event or a television broadcast, the gameplay of a computer game, etc. |
| rematchnoun | A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest. |
| runoffnoun | That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area. |
| re-entrynoun | (countable, uncountable) The act of entering again. |
| scratchnoun | A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching. |
| roundnoun | A circular or spherical object or part of an object. |
| rerackverb | (transitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To rack (the balls) again, as when preparing for a new game. |
| reverse sweepnoun | (cricket) A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling. |
| round of 16noun | (sports) The round in a knockout competition before the quarterfinal, in which sixteen teams or competitors remain. |
| comebacknoun | A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. |
| pool of deathnoun | (sports) A grouping or division of competitors containing many highly skilled ones, who need to eliminate each other to proceed to the next round. |
| heatnoun | (uncountable) Thermal energy. |
| ripostenoun | (figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt. |
| counterripostenoun | (fencing) A thrust delivered in response to the opponent's riposte. |
| round of 32noun | (sports) The round in a knockout competition before the round of 16, in which thirty two teams or competitors remain. |
| aftergamenoun | (video games) Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited. |
| rinknoun | A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. |
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