Definition
A system of relay riders or messengers; a relay race in which runners pass a baton; a method of rapid communication by relay stations.
Etymology
From French 'estafette,' possibly from Italian 'staffetta' (diminutive of 'staffa,' stirrup), or from Spanish 'estafeta.' The term originally referred to mounted messengers who relayed across Europe.
Kelly Says
Before telephones, European powers had entire 'estafette' networks with horses stationed every few miles—it was the internet of the 1700s, and military supremacy partly depended on having the fastest relay system!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ሰው
en-de a-nd se-w
BNবাংলা
একটি দৌড়
ek-tee dow-roh
CACatalà
estafeta
eh-stah-fet-ah
CSČeština
štafety
shta-fe-ty
DEDeutsch
Staffel
shtaffel
ELΕλληνικά
στεφάνη
ste-fane
ESEspañol
estafeta
eh-stah-FET-ah
FAفارسی
استقامت
es-te-gām
FISuomi
viestijuoksu
vies-tee-joo-k-soo
FRFrançais
estafette
eh-stah-fet
HEעברית
מקצה שליחים
mak-tza shli-achim
HIहिन्दी
शताब्दी
shat-ab-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
estafet
eh-stah-fet
ITItaliano
staffetta
staf-fet-tah
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
tau-el-sizd-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
relay
re-lay
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်း
she-h-a-ng
NLNederlands
estafette
eh-stah-fet
PLPolski
sztafeta
shta-fe-tah
PTPortuguês
estafeta
eh-stah-FET-ah
RORomână
ștafetă
shta-fe-tah
RUРусский
эстафета
es-ta-fe-ta
SVSvenska
stafett
stah-fet
TEతెలుగు
ప్రత్యేక
prathe-yak
THไทย
วิ่งมาราธอน
wing ma-ra-thon
UKУкраїнська
естафета
es-ta-fe-ta
VITiếng Việt
chạy tiếp sức
chay tiep suc