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relay

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. relay

A loanword from English referring to a relay, most commonly used in the context of a relay race where team members take turns running. It can also be used in electrical or broadcasting contexts to mean the passing of a signal or task from one point to another.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The chief cabinet secretary stated that information would be "passed along swiftly."

Sentence 2

At field day, the teacher was going all out in the relay race.

Sentence 3

During lunch, my coworkers and I got excited watching relay race videos together.

Sentence 4

In the park that morning, kids were practicing for a relay race.

Sentence 5

Dreams get passed on to someone else's back, and carry on in a different form.