relay

Noun
  1. The act of passing something along from one person or group to another (synset 100319393)
    "the relay was successful"
    is a type of: handing over, passage - the act of passing something to another person
  2. A crew of workers who relieve another crew (synset 108235886)
    is a type of: shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  3. A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals (synset 108001975)
    is a type of: team - two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
  4. A race between teams;
    Each member runs or swims part of the distance (synset 107479040)
    is a type of: race - a contest of speed
    subtypes: torch race - (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next
    same as: 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 (synset 104080072)
    is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
    has: electromagnet - a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
    is a part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
    same as: electrical relay
Verb
  1. Pass along (synset 200745068)
    "Please relay the news to the villagers"
    is a type of: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across - transmit information
  2. Control or operate by relay (synset 201228140)
    is a type of: control, operate - handle and cause to function

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