night ‧ stick /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
a short thick stick carried as a weapon by police officers SYN truncheon British English
night ‧ stick /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
a short thick stick carried as a weapon by police officers SYN truncheon British English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012