Definition of relay | Collins English Dictionary

relay

a person or team of people relieving others, as on a shift
a fresh team of horses, dogs, etc, posted at intervals along a route to relieve others
the act of relaying or process of being relayed
1. short for relay race
2. one of the sections of a relay race
an automatic device that controls the setting of a valve, switch, etc, by means of an electric motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism
electronics an electrical device in which a small change in current or voltage controls the switching on or off of circuits or other devices
radio
1. a combination of a receiver and transmitter designed to receive radio signals and retransmit them, in order to extend their range
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ a relay station

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to carry or spread (something, such as news or information) by relays
to supply or replace with relays
to retransmit (a signal) by means of a relay
British to broadcast (a performance) by sending out signals through a transmitting station ⇒ this concert is being relayed from the Albert Hall

C15 relaien , from Old French relaier to leave behind, from re- + laier to leave, ultimately from Latin laxāre to loosen; see relax

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= broadcast, carry, spread, communicate, transmit, send out,

= repeat, transfer, communicate, hand on, pass on, impart, retweet, RT,

= shift, turn, relief,

British English: relay A relay or a relay race is a race between two or more teams in which each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race.Their chances of winning the relay were good.ˈriːleɪ NOUN Their chances of winning the relay were good.
Spanish: relevo nm
French: relais nm
German: Ablösung nf
Chinese: 接力赛 n
Arabic: سِبَاقُ الـمَرَاحِل n
Portuguese: revezamento nm
Russian: смена nf
Croatian: smjena nf
Czech: směna nf
Danish: stafet nutr
Dutch: estafette n
Finnish: vuoronvaihto n
Greek: ρελέ nnt
Italian: staffetta nf
Japanese: 交替班 n
Korean: 교대조 n
Norwegian: relé nnt
Polish: zmiana koni lub zawodników w grze nf
Brazilian Portuguese: revezamento nm
European Spanish: relevo nm
Swedish: relä nnt
Thai: การถ่ายทอด n
Turkish: eski grubun yerini alan yeni grup n
Vietnamese: người chạy tiếp sức n

The problem of transporting three people on one bike was solved by a relay system.
Ian St James Awards, At the Stroke of Twelve (1989)
It is also very likely that he will compete on the 4x200 m relay team.
India Today (1996)
The aerial relay was repeated with two other sections of film coverage.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Highlights European 400m champion and relay gold medallist, 1994. Commonwealth runner-up, and relay gold medal same year.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The figure of the masculinized female body acts as a relay through which the lesbian spectator may constitute an effective fictional agency.
Hamer, Diane & Budge, Belinda (eds), The Good, the Bad and the Gorgeous (1994)