relais

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French relais. See relay (noun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹəˈleɪ/

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.
- 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

“relais”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, resail, sailer, serail, serial

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Relais

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

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Crimean Tatar: rele
→ Czech: relé
→ Dutch: relais
- → Indonesian: relai
→ English: relais
→ Esperanto: relajso
→ Galician: relé
→ Italian: relais, relè
→ Norwegian Bokmål: relé
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: relé
→ Portuguese: relé
→ Spanish: relé

Further reading

“relais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

éliras, Israël, lieras, liséra, relias, sérail, silera

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French relais.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reˈlɛ/^**, /reˈle/^**
Rhymes: -ɛ, -e

Noun

relais m (invariable)

(electricity) relay
Synonym: relè

References

^ relais in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

relais in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Israèl, lisare, liserà, rasile, risale, salire, serali

Portuguese

Verb

relais

second-person plural present indicative of relar

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