relais
See also: Relais
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French relais. See relay (noun).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrelais (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.
- 1803, Essays on the Theory and Practice of the Art of War:
- if the ground is level, the same person may transport the two cube toises to the distance of 15 toises, which in that case is the length of the relais, which makes him go over 10 leagues per day .
References
edit- “relais”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editFrench
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French relaier (Modern French: relayer).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrelais 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
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “relais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French relais.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrelais m (invariable)
- (electricity) relay
- Synonym: relè
References
edit- ^ relais in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
edit- relais in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editVerb
editrelais
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