medley relay
noun
Track. a relay race in which individual members of a team usually run an unequal portion of the total distance.Compare distance medley, sprint medley.
Swimming. a relay race in which no member of a team uses the same stroke as another.
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Nearby words
Compare individual medley.
Origin of medley relay
First recorded in 1945–50
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