1. Pass along
   "Please relay the news to the villagers"
    
2. Control or operate by relay
   "The system relayed the signal to multiple stations"

1. The act of passing something along from one person or group to another
   "the relay was successful"
    
2. Electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
   "The electrical relay allowed the low-voltage switch to control the high-power motor";
   - electrical relay
    
3. A race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance
   "The high school won the 4x100 meter relay race at the state championships";
   - relay race
    
4. A crew of workers who relieve another crew
   "The relay team took over the rescue operation"
    
5. A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
   "They had a relay of horses waiting at the next station to continue the journey"

1. Lay again
   "They had to relay the carpet after fixing the floorboards"

Derived forms: relays, relaid, relayed, relaying

Type of: communicate, control, electrical device, handing over, operate, pass, pass along, pass on, passage, put across, race, shift, team

Part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit

Encyclopedia: Relay