Meaning

1 senses
  1. A sports contest where the members of a team take turns e.g. swimming, running or skiing parts of a circuit.

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More definitions
  • a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.

  2. In a relay race, a baton or something similar is passed from one teammate to another as they reach each checkpoint.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: relay races
Singularrelay race
Pluralrelay races

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance:relay

See also

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