relay
noun
re·lay
| \ ˈrē-ˌlā
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\
Definition of relay
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive relief
b
: a number of persons who relieve others in some work
worked in relays around the clock
2a
: a race between teams in which each team member successively covers a specified portion of the course
b
: one of the divisions of a relay
3
: an electromagnetic device for remote or automatic control that is actuated by variation in conditions of an electric circuit and that operates in turn other devices (such as switches) in the same or a different circuit
4
: servomotor
5
: the act of passing along (something, such as a message or ball) by stages
also
: one of such stages
relay
verb (1)
re·lay
| \ ˈrē-ˌlā
, ri-ˈlā
\
, ri-ˈlā
\
relayed;
relaying
Definition of relay (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: to place or dispose in relays
b
: to provide with relays
2
: to pass along by relays
news was relayed to distant points
3
: to control or operate by a relay
relay
verb (2)
re·lay
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈlā
\
\
relaid\ -ˈlād
\;
relaying
\;
relaying
Definition of relay (Entry 3 of 3)
: to lay again
relay track
Examples of relay in a Sentence
Noun
Our relay team is training for next weekend's race. a satellite relay of a television signal We set up a relay to carry buckets of water to the campsite. They worked in relays to clear the rubble.
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More Definitions for relay
relay
noun
English Language Learners Definition of relay
: a race between teams in which each team member runs, swims, etc., a different part of the race
: the act of passing something from one person or device to another
also
: a system for doing this
: a group of people, horses, etc., that takes the place of others so that something (such as a job or an activity) is done continuously
See the full definition for relay in the English Language Learners Dictionary
relay
noun
re·lay
| \ ˈrē-ˌlā
\
\
Kids Definition of relay
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a race between teams in which each team member covers a certain part of the course
2
: the act of passing something from one person to the next
3
: a fresh supply (as of horses or people) arranged to relieve others
relay
verb
re·lay
| \ ˈrē-ˌlā
, ri-ˈlā\
, ri-ˈlā\
relayed;
relaying
Kids Definition of relay (Entry 2 of 2)
: to pass along by stages
Please relay the message to the others.
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