Dictionary

éliminatoire

/e.li.mi.na.twaʁ/

adjective/e.li.mi.na.twaʁ/

eliminatory (tending to eliminate)

From éliminer + -(at)oire.

noun, feminine/e.li.mi.na.twaʁ/plural: éliminatoires

éliminatoire is feminine in French.

knockout stage

From éliminer + -(at)oire.