RELAY RACE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

Synonyms:

relay; relay race

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("relay race" is a kind of...):

race (a contest of speed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relay race"):

torch race ((ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next)

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