relay1
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ˈriːleɪ/
n.
- a group of people or animals engaged in a task for a period of time and then replaced by a similar group.
▸a race between teams of runners, each team member in turn covering part of the total distance.
- an electrical device which is activated by a current in one circuit to open or close another circuit.
- a device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit a signal.
▸a message, programme, etc. transmitted by such a device.
v.
/also
rɪˈleɪ/
- receive and pass on (information).
- broadcast by a relay.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. relai (n.), relayer (v.), based on L. laxare ‘slacken’.
relay2
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riːˈleɪ/
v.
(past and past part. relaid)
lay again or differently.