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Swedish relay

Swedish relay noun: a relay race in which members of a team take turns running progressively longer parts of a course. The first member runs 100 meters, the second 200 meters, the third 300 meters, and the fourth 400 meters, equalling one kilometer in total.

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Swedish relay (uncountable)

  1. A relay race in which members of a team take turns running progressively longer parts of a course. The first member runs 100 meters, the second 200 meters, the third 300 meters, and the fourth 400 meters, equalling one kilometer in total.
    • The only consolation for the Germans was the so-called Swedish relay race, which they won against the team of the Illinois Athletic Club, which arrived as third.1925 October 7, The Christian Science Monitor, volume 17, number 265, Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, via Internet Archive, The World's Great Capitals: The Week in Berlin, page 16
    • In the years that followed, Gunde [Svan] and [Thomas] Wassberg won several world championship and Olympic medals skiing together on the Swedish relay team.2001, Wayne Wilson, “Gunde Svan”, in Great Athletes, Salem Press, via EBSCOhost, →ISBN, →OCLC

Questions about Swedish relay

What does Swedish relay mean?
Swedish relay means a relay race in which members of a team take turns running progressively longer parts of a course. The first member runs 100 meters, the second 200 meters, the third 300 meters, and the fourth 400 meters, equalling one kilometer in total.
What part of speech is Swedish relay?
Swedish relay is a noun.

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