relay race


nounSports.
  1. a race between two or more teams of contestants, each contestant being relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance.

Origin of relay race

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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How to use relay race in a sentence

  • West asked to be excused, as he wished to prepare his horses for the relay race which was to begin later.

    The Brand | Therese Broderick

British Dictionary definitions for relay race

relay race

noun
  1. a race between two or more teams of contestants in which each contestant covers a specified portion of the distance

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