batonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbæt.ɒn/us/bəˈtɑːn/baton noun [ C ] (MUSIC)
a stick used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians) to show the speed of the music
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- lightning conductor
- maypole
- pointer
- rod
- rung
- shaft
- shooting stick
- spoke
- stake
- telephone pole
- totem pole
- truncheon
- utility pole
- waddy
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baton noun [ C ] (SPORT)
a stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race
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Athletics
- athlete
- athletics
- caber
- finish line
- finishing line 1
- finishing line
- follow through
- hammer throwing
- hurdler
- marathon
- relay
- running
- sack race
- shot
- sprint
- stagger
- steeplechase
- track
- track meet
- water jump
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baton noun [ C ] (MARCHING)
a hollow metal stick that a majorette or drum major turns and throws while marching
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- lightning conductor
- maypole
- pointer
- rod
- rung
- shaft
- shooting stick
- spoke
- stake
- telephone pole
- totem pole
- truncheon
- utility pole
- waddy
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baton noun [ C ] (WEAPON)
UK also truncheon, US also nightstick a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- lightning conductor
- maypole
- pointer
- rod
- rung
- shaft
- shooting stick
- spoke
- stake
- telephone pole
- totem pole
- truncheon
- utility pole
- waddy
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