单词 | baton twirling |
释义 | > as lemmasbaton twirling baton twirling n. originally U.S. (a) n. the action, practice, or skill of twirling a baton, esp. in a parade or competition; (b) adj. that twirls a baton. ΚΠ 1889 H. C. Palmer et al. Athletic Sports Amer., Eng. & Austral. ii. 265 A feature of the performance was the baton twirling..of Clarence Duval. 1889 Boston Sunday Globe 5 May 7/2 There was no baton twirling drum major. 1931 Slingerland Drum Corps Handbk. 30/1 For a number of years Baton Twirling was almost forgotten. 1998 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 11 Oct. (Mag. section) 41 When she was..a regional baton-twirling champion, she got whacked on the head with a baton. 2012 Somerset Guardian (Nexis) 22 Nov. 13 Spectators were treated to a unique selection of floats and entrants from dancing pirates to baton-twirling majorettes. < as lemmas |
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