Phrase guide

relay strike

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of strike where workers in a particular sector strike sequentially per business.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: estafettestaking — sequential type of strike
  • Finnish: vuorottelulakko — sequential type of strike
  • German: Punktstreik — sequential type of strike
  • German: rollierender Streik — sequential type of strike
  • German: Stafettenstreik — sequential type of strike
  • Russian: эстафе́тная забасто́вка (estafétnaja zabastóvka) — sequential type of strike
  • Swedish: sektorstrejk — sequential type of strike