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relay race
noun
, Sports.
- a race between two or more teams of contestants, each contestant being relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance.
relay race
noun
- a race between two or more teams of contestants in which each contestant covers a specified portion of the distance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of relay race1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
The Wife-Carrying Championships In this 18th-annual relay-race competition in Finland, one important thing sets it apart.
From The Daily Beast
Generations of Spooners before him had taken up the surname and carried it like runners in a relay race—often into evil ways.
From Project Gutenberg
The score was a tie, therefore, with the result of the meet depending upon the relay race.
From Project Gutenberg
He had dropped in the harness and younger men were taking up the relay race.
From Project Gutenberg
This game differs from the track event known as a Relay Race.
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West asked to be excused, as he wished to prepare his horses for the relay race which was to begin later.
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