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relay race

noun

Sports.
  1. 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

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of relay race1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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And a commander was demoted to captain for turning a blind eye to a cheating scandal in a popular law enforcement relay race.

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Great Britain won a third triathlon medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday after a dramatic finish to an exhilarating mixed relay race.

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China took gold in a thrilling men's 4x100m medley relay race, beating the United States into second and France third, with the British quartet finishing fourth.

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The mixed relay race is due to take place on Monday morning.

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“At its best, the presidency is a relay race. You take the baton and you run the race” and then hand it your successor, Obama said.

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