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noun
- 1. a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir. Similar
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The meaning of BATON is cudgel, truncheon; specifically : billy club. How to use baton in a sentence.
BATON definition: 1. a stick used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians) to…. Learn more.
noun. a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression. a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon. ( as modifier ) a baton charge. athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage.
A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught.
baton. (ˈbætən; -tɒn) n. 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.
noun. /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbætɒ̃/ /bəˈtɑːn/ (also truncheon) (both especially British English) (North American English usually nightstick) a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon. a baton charge (= one made by police carrying batons, to force a crowd back) Extra Examples. Topics Law and justice c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
BATON definition: 1. a thin stick used to control the rhythm of a group of musicians 2. a thick stick that a police…. Learn more.