эстафе́та — meaning in English

English meaning

• baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
• relay verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.

Senses

эстафе́та is used for these senses in English:

• baton (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
• relay (athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]
• relay race (sports) A sports contest where the members of a team take turns e.g. swimming, running or skiing parts of a circuit.

baton — full definition

1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

relay — full definition

1. verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.
2. noun A race or competition in which team members take turns completing part of the course.
3. noun (electronics) A switch operated by an electric current, used to control a larger circuit.

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