- a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc.
- Sports.
- relay race.
- a length or leg in a relay race.
- an automatic control device in which the settings of valves, switches, etc., are regulated by a powered element, as a motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism actuated by a smaller, sensitive element.
- a device, usually consisting of an electromagnet and an armature, by which a change of current or voltage in one circuit is used to make or break a connection in another circuit or to affect the operation of other devices in the same or another circuit.
- one of an early series of experimental low-altitude, active communications satellites.
- to carry forward by or as if by relays: to relay a message.
- to provide with or replace by fresh relays.
- to retransmit (a signal, message, etc.) by or as if by means of a telegraphic relay.
- to retransmit a signal or message electronically.
- to lay again.
- 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
- short for relay race
- 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
- an electrical device in which a small change in current or voltage controls the switching on or off of circuits or other devices
- radio
- a combination of a receiver and transmitter designed to receive radio signals and retransmit them, in order to extend their range
- (as modifier)
- 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
- to broadcast (a performance) by sending out signals through a transmitting station
