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Meaning of relay

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  relay
      n 1: the act of passing something along from one person or group
           to another; "the relay was successful"
      2: a crew of workers who relieve another crew
      3: a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
      4: a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the
         distance [syn: {relay}, {relay race}]
      5: electrical device such that current flowing through it in one
         circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
         [syn: {relay}, {electrical relay}]
      v 1: pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"
      2: control or operate by relay

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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