relais
See also: Relais
English
Noun
relais (plural relais)
- (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.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for relais in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
French
Alternative forms
- relai (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From Old French relaier (Modern French: relayer)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.lɛ/
Noun
relais m (plural relais)
- A horse (or team of horses) that transported a rider or coach etc from one staging post to another
- A hotel that is used as a stop on long journeys
- (electronics) relay (electromechanical device)
- (sports) relay race
Further reading
- “relais” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Synonyms
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