staggeredrelay
nounUK /ˈstæɡəd ˈriːleɪ/
US /ˈstæɡərd ˈriːleɪ/
A race where team members run one after another at different times.
Our class won the staggered relay because everyone ran fast.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A system where things are passed on one at a time in turns.
The messages moved through a staggered relay from person to person.
3. A way of sending signals where each one starts a little after the last.
The lights blinked in a staggered relay down the street.
4. A group of people who take turns doing a job.
The nurses worked in a staggered relay so someone was always awake.