Baton

Quick meaning: Baton is a noun meaning A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.

Meaning

A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.

More Meanings

1. (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
2. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
3. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
4. (gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
5. (weaponry, US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
6. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
7. (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.

Example Sentences

accept/refuse/receive the baton

Alternative forms: batune, baston

In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.

The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.

Word Forms

• batons
• batoning
• batoned

Synonyms for baton

Depending on context, synonyms include wand, rod, bat, club, nightstick, truncheon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include truncheon, rod, staff, mace, wand, beater.

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