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Baton

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Noun

1. baton, wand

a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

2. baton, billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

3. baton

a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

4. baton

a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

5. baton

a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Baton

see synonyms of baton
noun
1. 
a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression
2. 
a. 
a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon
b. 
(as modifier)
a baton charge
3. athletics
a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage
4. 
a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade
5. 
a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority
6. heraldry
a single narrow diagonal line superimposed on all other charges, esp one curtailed at each end, signifying a bastard line

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Baton

see synonyms of baton
noun
1. 
a staff serving as a symbol of office
2.  Heraldry
a short, narrow bend: in England, a baton placed diagonally right to left (as seen by the viewer) and cut short at both ends signifies bastardy
see also bend sinister
3. 
a slender stick used by a conductor in directing an orchestra, choir, etc.
4.  US
a hollow metal rod, with a knob at one or at each end, twirled in a showy way by a drum major or drum majorette
5. 
the short, light rod passed from one runner to the next in a relay race
6.  British
a policeman's billy; truncheon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Baton

see synonyms of baton
n.
1. Music A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, band, or other musical group.
2. A hollow metal rod with a heavy rubber tip or tips that is wielded and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
3. A short staff carried by certain public officials as a symbol of office.
4. Sports The hollow cylinder that is carried by each member of a relay team in a running race and passed to the next team member.
5. A short stick carried by police; a billy club.
6. Heraldry A shortened narrow bend, often signifying bastardy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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