relay

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A new set of hounds.
2. A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
3. A new set of anything.
4. A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
5. A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
6. A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
7. An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.

Verb

1. To pass on or transfer (information).
2. (obsolete) To release a new set of hounds.
3. To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
4. To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.

Verb

Alternative spelling of re-lay

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹiːleɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.