Translate relay | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of relay
noun
1a group of people or animals engaged in a task or activity for a fixed period of time and then replaced by a similar group:the wagons were pulled by relays of horses gangs of workers were sent in relays [usually as modifier] a race between teams usually of sprinters or swimmers, each team member in turn covering part of the total distance:a 550-meter relay race
2an electrical device, typically incorporating an electromagnet, that is activated by a current or signal in one circuit to open or close another circuit.
3a device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit a broadcast or program. a message or program transmitted by a relay:a relay of a performance live from the concert hall
verb
Pronunciation:
/riˈlā, ˈrēˌlā/
[with object] receive and pass on (information or a message):she intended to relay everything she had learned broadcast (something) by passing signals received from elsewhere through a transmitting station:the speech was relayed live from the White House
