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Indian relay

Indian relay noun: a sport developed by the Prairie Amerinds / Great Plains Indians, where competitors race thrice around a horsetrack bareback on horses, where the racer must jump off one horse and onto another at the end of each lap.

Noun

Indian relay (countable and uncountable, plural Indian relays)

  1. (uncountable) A sport developed by the Prairie Amerinds / Great Plains Indians, where competitors race thrice around a horsetrack bareback on horses, where the racer must jump off one horse and onto another at the end of each lap.
  2. (countable) A race of that sport.

Forms of Indian relay

pluralIndian relays

Origin of Indian relay

From Indian (“Amerindian”) + relay (“relay race”).

Questions about Indian relay

What does Indian relay mean?
Indian relay means a sport developed by the Prairie Amerinds / Great Plains Indians, where competitors race thrice around a horsetrack bareback on horses, where the racer must jump off one horse and onto another at the end of each lap.
What part of speech is Indian relay?
Indian relay is a noun.
What is the plural of Indian relay?
The plural of Indian relay is Indian relays.

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