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| baton |
in track and field, a hollow cylinder that is carried and passed from one runner to the next on a relay team. [1/4 definitions] |
| medley |
see "medley relay." [1/3 definitions] |
| medley relay |
a relay race in which each member of a team is required to run a different distance. [1/2 definitions] |
| rebroadcast |
to relay a broadcast from another station. [1/3 definitions] |
| relay |
to carry or pass on, by or as if by relay. [2/5 definitions] |
| satellite |
a man-made object that is sent into orbit around a planet or other heavenly body, usu. to gather or relay information. [1/5 definitions] |
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