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baton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon |
| Type of | club |
baton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | sports implement |
baton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | rod |
baton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | staff |
Examples of baton
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Its pretty remarkable that Boulez does not use a baton while most conductors do.
From the economist.com
Rezny was handed the baton as the Prospect girls athletic director 12 years ago.
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Nichols took the baton with her team trailing the first-place team by 50 meters.
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By the time Jennings received the baton, there were no more runners to position.
From the lohud.com
At times they waded into the protesters with baton charges and tear gas volleys.
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Richey, 44, was accused of beating Robert McCall, 64, with a baton in Edinburgh.
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We see one hand passing a baton into another, the influences of the influential.
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Gannon took the baton on the anchor leg with the Rockets sitting in ninth place.
From the dailyherald.com
She does know, however, that after this weekend the baton will have been passed.
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- A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
- Truncheon: a short stout club used primarily by policemen
- 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
- BATON is a Type 1 block cipher in use since at least 1995 by the United States government to secure classified information.
- The endpin or spike is the component of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor. It is made of metal, or in some cases wood or carbon fiber, and is extensible from the bottom of the instrument, and secured with a thumbscrew. ...
- A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to exaggerate and enhance manual and bodily movements. They are generally made of a light wood, fiberglass or carbon fiber which is tapered to a grip shaped like a pear, drop, cylinder etc, usually of cork or wood. ...
- A truncheon or baton (also called a cosh, Paddy wacker, billystick, b'tawn, billy club, nightstick, sap, blackjack, stick) is essentially a stick of less than arm's length, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal, and carried by law-enforcement, corrections, security, and (less often) military ...
