BATON


Meaning of BATON in English

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

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