English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "baton"

baton

Từ điển Collocation

baton noun

¹ used by police/soldiers

ADJ. electric | wooden | police

VERB + BATON carry, hold | draw, use The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd.

BATON + NOUN charge Five people were injured in the baton charge.

² used by a conductor

VERB + BATON raise, wave

PREP. under the ~ of The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor.

³ used in a relay race

ADJ. hand, pass Each runner passes the baton to the next. | take (up) | drop

⁴ used by a drum majorette

VERB + BATON swing, twirl

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; wand
• a short stout club used primarily by policemen; truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club
• a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
• a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
• a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

batons
syn.: billy billy club billystick nightstick truncheon wand