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Word: Relay
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (referring to the provision of fresh hounds on the track of a deer): from Old French relai (noun), relayer (verb), based on Latin laxare ‘slacken’
ˈriːleɪ
a group of people or animals engaged in a task or activity for a period of time and then replaced by a similar group
Short Definition:group of people or animals engaged in task or activity for period of time
Examples:- the wagons were pulled by relays of horses
- gangs of workers were sent in relays
an electrical device, typically incorporating an electromagnet, which is activated by a current or signal in one circuit to open or close another circuit.
Short Definition:electrical device which is activated by current in one circuit to open or close another circuit
a device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit a radio or television signal
Short Definition:device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit radio or television signal
Examples:- TV transmitters and relay stations
Word: Relay
Speech Type: Verb
rɪˈleɪ
ˈriːleɪ
receive and pass on (information or a message)
Short Definition:receive and pass on
Examples:- she intended to relay everything she had learned
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