ba·ton

(bə-tŏn′, bă-, băt′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.

[French bâton, from Old French baston, stick, from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōn-.]

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baton

(ˈbætən; -tɒn)

1. (Classical Music) a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression

2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms))

a. a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon

b. (as modifier): a baton charge.

3. (Athletics (Track & Field)) 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. (Dancing) 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) heraldry a single narrow diagonal line superimposed on all other charges, esp one curtailed at each end, signifying a bastard line

[C16: from French bâton, from Late Latin bastum rod, probably ultimately from Greek bastazein to lift up, carry]

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ba•ton

(bəˈtɒn, bæ-, ˈbæt n)

n.

1. a wand with which a conductor directs an orchestra or band.

2. a metal rod fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette.

3. a thin cylinder that is passed from one member of a relay team to the member next to compete.

4. a staff, club, or truncheon, esp. one serving as a mark of office or authority.

5. a slender heraldic bend.

[1540–50; < Middle French bâton, Old French baston < Vulgar Latin *bastōnem]

baton

Short bar carried by runners in a relay race.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	baton - a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir wand rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood
	2.	baton - a short stout club used primarily by policemen billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
	3.	baton - a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
	4.	baton - a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood
	5.	baton - a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race sports implement - an implement used in a sport

baton

noun stick, club, staff, stake, pole, rod, crook, cane, mace, wand, truncheon, sceptre I could see a baton being used vigorously.

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Translations

عَصـا الشُّرْطيعَصا قائِد الفِقَةِ الموسيقيَّه

taktovkakolíkobušek

knippelpolitistavtaktstok

Taktstock Knüppel Prügel

γκλομπ μπαγκέτα σκυτάλη

bâton canne verge baguette

karmesteri pálca

lögreglukylfatónsproti

bacchetta battitoio sfollagente

lazda

stekszizlis

politikølle taktstokk

batuta pałeczka pałka

палочка

taktovka

cop değnek

指挥棒警棍

baton

[ˈbætən]

A. N (Mus) → batuta f (Mil) → bastón m; [of policeman] → porra f; (in race) → testigo m
to hand on or pass the baton to sb → entregar el testigo a algn
to pick up the baton → recoger el testigo

B. CPD baton charge N → carga f con bastones
baton round N → bala f de goma

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baton

[ˈbætɒn] n

(= stick) → bâton m

[conductor] → baguette f

(= club) → matraque f

(in race) → témoin m
to hand the baton over to sb, to pass the baton to sb (fig) → passer le relais à qn, passer le flambeau à qn
to pick up the baton (fig) → prendre le relaisbaton charge baton-charge (British)

n (by the police) → charge f à la matraque

vt [police] → charger à la matraque

vi [police] → charger à la matraque

baton

[, (US)]

(Mus) → Taktstock m, → Stab m; (Mil) → (Kommando)stab m; under the baton of (Mus) → unter der Stabführung von

(of policeman) → Schlagstock m; (for directing traffic) → Stab m

(in relay race) → Staffelholz nt, → Stab m; to hand on or pass the baton to somebody (fig) → die Verantwortung an jdn abgeben

baton

baton charge

n → Schlagstockeinsatz m; to make a baton → Schlagstöcke einsetzen

baton round

n (Mil) → Plastikgeschosse pl

baton twirler

n → Tambourmajor(in) m(f)

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baton

[ˈbæt/ən] n (Mus) → bacchetta (Mil) → bastone m di comando; (of policeman) → sfollagente m inv, manganello; (in race) → testimone m

baton

(ˈbӕton) , ((American) bӕˈta:n) noun

1. a short, heavy stick, carried by a policeman as a weapon.

2. a light, slender stick used when conducting an orchestra or choir. The conductor raised his baton.