simple past tense and past participle of relay

(hunting, rare) A new set of hounds. / (now chiefly historical) A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. / (by extension) A new set of anything.

(transitive) To pass on or transfer (information). / (obsolete, intransitive, hunting) To release a new set of hounds.

Alternative spelling of re-lay

plural of relay

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relay

present participle of relay

(military, historical) A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to catch any earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch.

(Internet) A device or program that routes an e-mail to the correct destination.

(computing) An open proxy used to send spam.