Torch race

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A race by men carrying torches, as in ancient Greece.

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torch race - (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next

relay race, relay - a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

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antiquity Ellas Greece guidance Hellenic Republic relay relay race			On Wednesday, year 4s were invited by the Newsome Sports Partnership to a torch race in the sports hall. Busy times at school; HUDDERSFIELD DISTRICT by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) The runners in a torch race are not going to take the torch unless they understand what the race is all about and why they are in the race to begin with. Passing the torch by Twedt, Chad / American Music Teacher The first rider delivers his dispatch to the second, and the second passes it on to the third; and so on from hand to hand along the whole line, like the light in the Greek torch race. HABEAS EPISTOLAM (or: 'You've Got Mail!') by Freivalds, John / Communication World			topsider Topsman topsoil Topsoiling topspin topstitch Topstone topsy-turvily topsy-turvy topsy-turvydom topsy-turvyness topsyturv(e)y TOPV toque Toquet tor Torace Toradol Torah Toran Torbay torbernite torc torch torch battery Torch race Torch singer torch song Torch thistle torchbearer Torcher torchère torchier torchiere torchlight torchlight procession torchon lace Torchon paper torchwood torchwood family Torchwort torchy tore toreador toreador pants torero Toret Toreumatography toreumatology Toreutic toreutics			Torbie Torby Torc Torc Torc Torc Torca Torcello torch torch torch torch torch TORCH agents TORCH Antibody Panel Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. torch battery Torch Brazing Torch Brazing Torch Discharge Torch Energy Advisors Incorporated Torch Festival Torch Fight Torch Fishing TORCH infections Torch Lake Protection Alliance Torch lily TORCH panel TORCH panel TORCH panel Torch race torch singer torch singers Torch singing Torch Soldering Torch Soldering torch song Torch songs TORCH syndrome TORCH syndrome TORCH syndrome TORCH Test Torch thistle Torch Trinity Graduate School of Theology Torch weed Torch weed Torch Wood Torch-weed Torch-weed Torcha torchbearer Torche torched torched torched torched Torcher torchere torchere torchère torchère

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