relay-race
Definition
- Noun:
- A team race: "relay-race" is a race between teams where each team member runs a portion of the distance, with the next runner continuing from where the previous one finished, often passing a baton.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Our school team won the relay-race at the sports day. (A team competition where runners take turns completing parts of the course.)
- In a relay-race, the baton must be passed within a designated zone. (The object handed from one runner to the next in the race.)
Advanced Usage
"to run a relay-race": to participate in a relay-race as a team member.
- She ran the final leg of the relay-race. (She completed the last portion of the team race.)
"relay-race format": the structure or rules governing such a race.
- The relay-race format requires precise timing and coordination. (The specific arrangement of the team event.)
"relay-race baton": the stick or object passed between runners.
- Dropping the relay-race baton can disqualify the team. (Losing the passed object during the race.)
Variants and Related Words
Relay (n): a race or process where participants take turns, especially in sports or communication.
- The team practiced the relay for weeks. (The general concept of a team race.)
Relay runner (n): a person who runs a segment of a relay-race.
- Each relay runner must stay in their lane. (A participant in the team race.)
Synonyms
- Team race: a race involving multiple participants on a team.
- Baton race: a race where a baton is passed between team members (common in track and field).
Related Idioms
Pass the baton: to hand over responsibility or a task to another person, often in a team or succession context.
- After a decade as manager, she passed the baton to her successor. (She transferred leadership or duty, similar to the baton in a relay-race.)
Take the baton: to accept a responsibility or continue a task from someone else.
- He took the baton from the previous coordinator and improved the project. (He assumed the role or task, like a runner in a relay-race.)