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The definition of a relay is a race, or the act of passing something along from one person or group to another.

(noun)

An example of a relay is a race during a school field day.
An example of relay is the act of getting a message to someone.

To relay is defined as to pass along.

(verb)

An example of to relay is to get a message to someone.

See relay in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a fresh supply of dogs, horses, etc. kept in readiness to relieve others in a hunt, on a journey, etc.
a crew of workers relieving others at work; shift
1. relay race
2. any of the legs, or laps, of a relay race
an act or instance of conveying or transmitting by or as by relays
servomotor
Electronics an electromagnetic or electronic switching device activated by a signal and usually used to control a large current or to activate another device or circuit

Origin: ME relai < MFr relais, pl., orig., hounds kept as reserves at points along the course of a hunt < relaier, to leave behind < re- (see re-) + laier, to leave, let: see delay

transitive verb relayed, relaying

to convey by relays
to convey as if by relays; receive and pass on (a message, news, etc.)
to supply or replace with a relay or relays
Elec. to control, operate, or send on by a relay

See relay in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another.
Sports
a. A relay race.
b. A division of a relay race.
Electronics A device that responds to a small current or voltage change by activating switches or other devices in an electric circuit.
A crew of workers who relieve another crew; a shift.
A fresh team, as of horses or dogs, to relieve weary animals in a hunt, task, or journey.