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Swedish relay

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: švédská štafeta — type of relay race
  • Danish: 1000 meter stafet — type of relay race
  • Dutch: Zweedse estafette — type of relay race
  • Estonian: Väike-Rootsi teatejooks — type of relay race
  • Finnish: ruotsalaisviesti — type of relay race
  • French: relais suédois — type of relay race
  • German: Schwedenstaffel — type of relay race
  • Icelandic: 1000 metra boðhlaup — type of relay race
  • Italian: staffetta svedese — type of relay race
  • Japanese: スウェーデンリレー (Suwēden rirē) — type of relay race
  • Norwegian Bokmål: 1000 meter stafett — type of relay race
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: 1000 meter stafett — type of relay race
  • Polish: sztafeta szwedzka — type of relay race
  • Spanish: relevo sueco — type of relay race
  • Swedish: svensk stafett — type of relay race
  • Turkish: İsveç bayrak yarışı — type of relay race
  • Turkish: İsveç bayrak koşusu — type of relay race