relay vs passage

passage vs relay

relay and passage both are nouns.

relay is a verb but passage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relay	Yes	No	Yes	No
passage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, passage is a hypernym of relay; that is, passage is a word with a broader meaning than relay:

relay: the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
passage: the act of passing something to another person

Other hypernyms of relay include handing over.

relay (noun)	passage (noun)
the act of passing something along from one person or group to another	a journey usually by ship
electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit	the passing of a law by a legislative body
a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance	the act of passing something to another person
a crew of workers who relieve another crew	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals	a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
	a way through or along which someone or something may pass
	a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
	a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
	a short section of a musical composition
	the motion of one object relative to another

relay (verb)	passage (verb)
pass along
control or operate by relay

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