relay.
A new set of hounds.
Meaning & usage
A new set of hounds.
A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
A new set of anything.
A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action. A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions.
An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
Where this word comes from
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.
To pass on or transfer (information).
The CCTV cameras relay what's going on to the headquarters.
Can you relay this message to John?
To release a new set of hounds.
To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.
Where this word comes from
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.
Alternative spelling of re-lay.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Old English læġ English lay English relay From re- + lay.
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