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relay

Definition

  • noun: a race between teams in which each team member runs, swims, etc., a different part of the race
  • noun: a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive relief
  • verb: to pass (something, such a message or information) from one person or device to another
  • verb: to place or dispose in 'relays'
  • often used as '(be) relayed'
  • synonyms: shift, squad, relief

Examples

  • ('baseball') The shortstop's 'relay' (throw) from center field was too late to catch the runner at home.

  • This report is 'being relayed' to us by our crew at the scene of the accident.

  • the 4x100 'relay' [=a relay with four parts that are 100 meters each]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -How long can they go? Some will begin to run down in an hour. Others can go a full ! -Turn the main grid back on! -The relays must be frozen. We can't get back our power! Hello? Hello? Now, how are we going to get out of here? All these doors are electrically powered. (..)
    1973 Westworld