ʁəlɛ

Definitions

1. noun

A secondary or alternative route or connection, especially in telecommunications or transportation.

“The project used a relais network to reroute internet traffic in case of an outage.”

2. noun

A device or system used to amplify or retransmit a signal, especially in electronics or telecommunications.

“The engineer installed a new relais to boost the signal strength in the radio broadcast.”

3. verb

To redirect or reroute, especially in telecommunications or transportation.

“The traffic controller had to relais the incoming traffic flow to ease congestion.”