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relay

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "hounds placed along a line of chase," from Middle French relai "reserve pack of hounds or other animals" (13c.), from Old French relaier "to exchange tired animals for fresh," literally "leave behind," from re- "back" (see re- ) + laier "to ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A relay is an electrically operated switch . Many relays use an electromagnet to mechanically operate a switch, but other operating principles are also used, such as solid-state relays . Relays are used where it is necessary to control a circuit by a separate ...

Usage examples of relay.

And now please tell me why you are so eager to bespeak me, Deveron, rather than relay messages through Vra-Sulkorig.

The entire hall had fallen silent, awestruck, as she relayed the legend of the Clachan Fala, the Blood Stone.

And relay the word to maneuvering: group scram the reactor, secure all reactor main coolant pumps, engage emergency cooling, shut main steam valves one and two and secure steam to the engine room.

Standard procedures calls for elimination of airborne enemy patrol to prevent relay of cyborg unit location or other data.

Dogias told her how she and Ude Neuyen had laid the northern relay, and Danner once again wished her job felt more constructive.

After all, it was possible that Danner even now might be working miracles, might be establishing new relays, or moving satellites, or sending Mirrors north to track her SLJC.

Camera and screen were unable to relay the true intensity of the golden nimbus surrounding the darkship, but Kerath felt its power in some remote recess of being still touched by the amber fluid.

Pullings was obliged to relay his orders, but it was with real satisfaction that he saw the Dryad steer south and the Polyphemus north until they were spread out so that in line abreast the three of them could survey the great part of the channel - a sparkling day, warm in spite of the wind, a truly Mediterranean day at last with splendid visibility, white clouds racing across a perfect sky, their shadows showing purple on a sea royal-blue where it was not white: an absurd day to have a cold on.

All commentary is as recorded via relay at the Base Station, established in stationary orbit approximately sixty million kilometers from the target asteroid, this being about ten million kilometers beyond the minimum known safety range from Guara surface weapons.

There he contacted the Hawkbill again and relayed to Krail the details of his encounter with Charon.

The exact position and dimensions of the excavation were relayed to the icebreakers and the Hawkbill, then the containment booms were slowly cinched together with agonizing slowness to avoid losing any portion of the trapped surface water.

Except for the loss of time it made no difference to me, but when the kuruma did come up the runners were three such ruffianlylooking men, and were dressed so wildly in bark cloth, that, in sending Ito on twelve miles to secure relays, I sent my money along with him.

The microphone in his helmet beamed his words to the mother ship, which received them and relayed them back over the entire lunarscape or even, when desired, back to Earthbase.

The lyddite bombs, manufactured in vast quantities by the Krupps for the Relay Gun and all other high explosives, were used to demolish the fortresses upon every frontier of Europe.

The main communications relays were handled by masers, set up at high altitude on remote pinnacles, and protected by force fields.