Baton - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bəˈtɑːn|
Brit.
|ˈbætɒn|
noun
- a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir (syn: wand)
- a short stout club used primarily by policemen (syn: billy, nightstick, truncheon)
- a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
- a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
- a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
- a short stout club used primarily by policemen (syn: billy, nightstick, truncheon)
- a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
- a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
- a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
Extra examples
The majorette twirled the baton.
...the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled...
If they did not leave peaceably, they would be batoned by the police.
Word forms
noun
singular: baton
plural: batons
singular: baton
plural: batons
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