relays
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English
Definitions
verb
- To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.“He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.”
noun
- A new set of hounds.
- A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
- (by extension) A new set of anything.
- A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
verb
- To release a new set of hounds.
- To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
- To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.
- To pass on or transfer (information).“Can you relay this message to John?”
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