transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈtän, ba- also ]
ˈba-t ə n noun
Etymology: French bâton, from Old French baston, ultimately from Late Latin bastum stick
Date: 1520
1. : cudgel , truncheon ; specifically : billy club
2. : a staff borne as a symbol of office
3. : a narrow heraldic bend
4. : a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra
5. : a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner
6. : a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette