| 单词 | billy club |
| 释义 | billy club (once / 393978 pages) n A billy club is a short, thick stick that's mainly used by police officers to defend themselves when necessary. Police officers receive special training in how to use billy clubs, which they typically carry on their belts. Since it's less deadly than a gun, it can be handy in situations that are dangerous but don't require lethal force. A billy club can also be called a truncheon or a baton, and the term billy club was originally burglars' slang for "crowbar," in the 1840's. WORD FAMILYbilly club USAGE EXAMPLESVarious accounts have the woman aggressively fighting back after an officer hit her with a billy club. Washington Post(Jun 24, 2016) “Sometimes fans call us the Kremlin’s billy club,“ he said in a 2010 interview following mass riots in Moscow involving the country’s far-right soccer hooligans. Wall Street Journal(Jun 16, 2016) It had a billy club hanging on the wall and nostalgic old-timers with pinkie rings training young new fighters. Los Angeles Times(Feb 08, 2016) n a short stout club used primarily by policemen Syn|Hyper baton, billy, billystick, nightstick, truncheon club stout stick that is larger at one end |
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