relay

relay
re•lay
[[t]ˈri leɪ[/t]] v. [[t]also rɪˈleɪ[/t]] n.
1) a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift
2) a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc
3) spo
b) a length or leg in a relay race
4) elm mac
a) elm mac an electrical device that responds to a change of current or voltage in one circuit by making or breaking a connection in another
b) mac
servomechanism
5) an act or instance of conveying or transmitting by relay
6) to carry or convey by or as if by relays:
to relay a message[/ex]
7) to provide with or replace by fresh relays
8) elm tgp to retransmit (a signal, message, etc.) by or as if by means of an electrical relay
Etymology: 1375–1425; (v.) late ME relaien to unleash fresh hounds in a hunt < MF relaier, OF: to leave behind, release =re- re-+laier to leave, dial. var. of laissier < L laxāre (see relax)

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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