baton.
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
Meaning & usage
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.
A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.
A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
A short baguette.
Where this word comes from
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
To strike with a baton.
She passed the baton to her successor after retiring.
accept/refuse/receive the baton
Where this word comes from
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.