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relays

verb

Meaning

  1. To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
  2. A new set of hounds.
  3. A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
  4. (by extension) A new set of anything.
  5. A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
  6. A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. Most common events are 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter competitions.
  7. An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
  8. To release a new set of hounds.
  9. To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
  10. To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.
  11. To pass on or transfer (information).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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