relay

Universal Words verb, noun verb [VN] 1 to receive and send on information, news, etc. to sb: He relayed the message to his boss. * Instructions were relayed to him by phone. 2 to broadcast television or radio signals: The game was relayed by satellite to audiences all over the world. noun 1 (also relay race) a race between teams in which each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race: the 4 ﾗ 100m relay * a relay team / squad * the sprint relay 2 a fresh set of people or animals that take the place of others that are tired or have finished a period of work: Rescuers worked in relays to save the trapped miners. * The wagons were pulled by relays of horses. 3 an electronic device that receives radio or television signals and sends them on again with greater strength: a relay station / satellite