Relay

What “Relay” means

Noun

1. A new set of hounds.
2. A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
3. A new set of anything.
4. A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
5. A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.

Verb

1. To pass on or transfer (information).
2. To release a new set of hounds.
3. To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
4. To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.

Where the word comes from

From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.

Business name ideas with “Relay”

Industries where “Relay” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Courier Service
• Courier Startup
• Couriers and Express Delivery Services
• Local Messengers and Local Delivery
• Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing