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Meanings of relays in English

Relay race.

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Examples for "relay race"
Examples for "relay race"
1
A seven-mile relay race was won by a buck named Slonny Begay.
The Blood of the Conquerors
2
This year they're also taking part in a relay race from Oregon's Mt.
Wired
3
PSNI Chief Constable Mr Hugh Orde joined junior officers in the relay race.
The Irish Times
4
After solo acrobatics, Mayor Sapristos had arranged for a relay race.
Fire Season
5
He had dropped in the harness and younger men were taking up the relay race.
The Tyranny of Weakness
Usage of relays in English
1
The labourers worked in relays, as did the rest of the soldiers.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
2
Confirmation would come via a series of hastily linked encrypted hyperspace relays.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
3
They were allowed to wash at the pump in relays of six.
American Prisoners of the Revolution
4
Similar relays will be placed as far as the frontiers of Würtemberg.
The Court of the Empress Josephine
5
The men went to work at the pumps and worked by relays.
Cord and Creese
6
Weeks of labor, with relays of men, might not reach them all.
The Rim of the Desert
7
Refreshments were served at times, but the dancers took them in relays.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
8
They are using horses in relays, and galloping from station to station.
For Love Of Evil
9
There are three relays of horses waiting between here and the railroad.
Where the Trail Divides
10
These boats were hauled in relays, about sixty yards at a time.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
11
First gimme a list of the places you'll stop for the relays.
The Night Horseman
12
It was a part of the system of relays-horses, ship, and wind.
When Knighthood Was in Flower / or, the Love Story of Charles Br...
13
From that place it was forwarded by running relays of volunteer messengers.
Vittoria — Volume 3
14
It's an infernal shame to bring these relays of punch in here.
Kennedy Square
15
The men and women seemed to come in relays to watch us.
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 1 / Being se...
16
He hurried thither as fast as relays of palanquin-bearers could carry him.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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Relays across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common