| Noun | 1. | torch race - (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the nextrelay race, relays - 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 | |