| Definitions of 'baton' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) baton, wand
a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
2. (noun) truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
3. (noun) baton
a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
4. (noun) baton
a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
5. (noun) baton
a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
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| Definitions of 'baton' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) baton
a staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances
2. (noun) baton
an ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister
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