Definition
Noun: A team race where each person runs part of the distance; or a device that passes signals along. Verb: To pass information, messages, or objects from one person or place to another.
Etymology
From Old French *relais* meaning “fresh hounds, rest stop,” from *relaisser* “to leave behind.” It originally referred to replacing tired horses or dogs with fresh ones along a route.
Kelly Says
The original relay was about swapping out exhausted animals along a journey, like ancient pit stops. Modern relays—whether in races or electronics—still keep that core idea: you don’t go the whole distance alone; you hand off the effort.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መተላለፍ
me-te-la-lef
ARالعربية
تتابع
ta-ta-BA'
BGБългарски
щафета
shta-FE-ta
CSČeština
štafeta
shta-FE-ta
DEDeutsch
Staffel
SHTA-fel
ELΕλληνικά
σκυταλοδρομία
ski-ta-lo-dro-MI-a
ESEspañol
relevo
re-LE-vo
ETEesti
teatejooks
te-a-te-JOOKS
EUEuskara
erreleboa
e-rre-le-BO-a
HRHrvatski
štafeta
shta-FE-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
estafet
es-ta-FET
ITItaliano
staffetta
staf-FET-ta
LTLietuvių
estafetė
es-ta-FE-te
LVLatviešu
stafete
sta-FE-te
MNМонгол
дамжуулалт
damjuulalt
MSBahasa Melayu
estafet
es-ta-FET
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်ကြားချက်
pyan-kyar-chet
NLNederlands
estafette
es-ta-FET-te
PLPolski
sztafeta
shta-FE-ta
PTPortuguês
revezamento
re-ve-za-MEN-to
RORomână
ștafetă
shta-FE-ta
RUРусский
эстафета
es-ta-FE-ta
SKSlovenčina
štafeta
shta-FE-ta
SLSlovenščina
štafeta
shta-FE-ta
SRСрпски
штафета
shta-fe-ta
SVSvenska
stafett
sta-FET
SWKiswahili
mabadiliko
ma-ba-di-li-ko
UKУкраїнська
естафета
es-ta-FE-ta
VITiếng Việt
chạy tiếp sức
chay tiep suc