Synonyms for
relay
A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
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All Definitions for Relay

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1A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
2A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions.
3An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
4To pass on or transfer (information).
5A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
6A new set of anything.
7A new set of hounds.
8A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
9To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
10To take on a new relay of horses
11To change horses.
12To release a new set of hounds.
13Alternative spelling of re-lay. [(transitive) To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.]

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