Verb (used with object) : to relay a message. From Dictionary.com.
I packed my grub in short relays, and I cowered down in my tent. From Wordnik.com. [Ballads of a Cheechako] Reference
One was individual — a silver — two gold in relays and one bronze in relay. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Five sports, three countries pentathlete has it covered] Reference
Three weeks after Tessa was born, Torres swam in relays at a masters national championship. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one-year-old Olympian Torres gains pool of 40-ish fans] Reference
During one incident there was a lad who had three teams of three officers in relays for over half an hour to control him. From Wordnik.com. [Can’t Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
All eight of her Olympic titles have come in relays, and she swam the anchor leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay Sunday night. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Three swimming world records fall; Thompson wins again] Reference
All of Thompson's eight gold medals are in relays. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - This time, Thompson couldn't save the day] Reference
"The relays are a pretty spectacular meet," Alex Tanner '11 said. From Wordnik.com. [TheDartmouth.com | America's Oldest College Newspaper. Founded 1799.] Reference
"When you look at it, the relays are the consummate team events," Holloway said. From Wordnik.com. [GatorCountry.com - Latest Headlines] Reference
I do however let people if I'm asked because after all my surname relays my history and heritage. From Wordnik.com. [Conversation with my friend] Reference
Thompson is seeking her first individual Olympic gold medal; all of her eight golds have been in relays. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - This time, Thompson couldn't save the day] Reference
In electricity, e.g., what are known as "relays" are constantly employed, and beautifully illustrate the principle here outlined. From Wordnik.com. [The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal] Reference
This application gets the weather from the a web service at the National Weather Service and simply "relays" the weather to listeners. From Wordnik.com. [MSDN Blogs] Reference
All but two of her medals have come in relays. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Munz goes the distance for 800 bronze] Reference
All team members are eligible to run in relays. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The relays were the most impressive events. From Wordnik.com. [Sierra Sun - Top Stories] Reference
Cellphone tower relays, Radio & TV transmitters at Mt. Wilson. From Wordnik.com. [A Twitter Timeline of the California Wildfires] Reference
At North Carolina, Mr. Pettigrew focused on sprints, hurdle and relays. From Wordnik.com. [Guido De Marco, Antonio Pettigrew, Sherman W. Tribbitt] Reference
The forward movement throughout the day to be carried on in relays of three. From Wordnik.com. [Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry] Reference
This year at the Olympics, I loved the relays because they are a team event. From Wordnik.com. [An Overwhelming Drive] Reference
But Paavo Nurmi was on three winning relays, and he holds nine golds, total. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Man And The Wind] Reference
The chip relays electric impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Out Of Sight] Reference
Now listen how the dispatcher relays that information to the State Highway Patrol. From Wordnik.com. [Plain Talk Eases Police Radio Codes Off The Air] Reference
In high school, her teammates refused to swim relays with her because she was too slow. From Wordnik.com. [Pool Sharks] Reference
The sighted person relays messages to the blind person via video-conferencing software. From Wordnik.com. [Sailing Without Sight] Reference
But she's never won an individual gold medal: all of her top prizes have come in relays. From Wordnik.com. [Uncharted Waters] Reference
Further, a backup sonar display, which relays information to the captain, was out of order. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Expect wireless hookups, says Cerf, with signals bouncing from transmitters like cell-phone relays. From Wordnik.com. [Mbones And Giganets] Reference
The concierge relays the picks to the right players -- a hairstylist, a plastic surgeon, a cosmetic dentist. From Wordnik.com. [Makeovers: Can I Get A Little Rhinoplasty With Th] Reference
(As a member of two relays, Hall did win the gold that had eluded his father, three-time Olympian Gary Hall Sr.). From Wordnik.com. [Pool Sharks] Reference
Prior to this, letters were sent by special messengers, or postmasters, whose duty it was to supply relays of horses at. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.] Reference
The U. K.'s Guardian also relays news of Hayward's imminent departure, and reports that he will be replaced by Bob Dudley. From Wordnik.com. [BP CEO Tony Hayward To RESIGN Before Tuesday: Reports] Reference
He answers practical questions, offers useful tips to cut down daily expenses, and relays the philosophical lessons he learned. From Wordnik.com. [The Moneyless Man: How Did Mark Boyle Spend A Year Without Spending A Dollar? (PHOTOS)] Reference
The well-to-do rode on horseback, and in some places post chaises with relays of horses every ten or twenty miles could be obtained. From Wordnik.com. [The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five] Reference
He travelled post through his dominions on the shoulders of his subjects, and relays of immortal beings were provided in all the valleys. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
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