REPECHAGE

repechage

(noun) a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

repechage (plural repechages)

(sports) 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.

Source: Wiktionary



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CLEVIS

(noun) a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.


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