baton

noun

ba·ton bə-ˈtän How to pronounce baton (audio)

ba-,

also ˈba-tᵊn

plural batons

: cudgel, truncheon

specifically : billy club

: a staff borne as a symbol of office

: a narrow heraldic bend

: a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra

: a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner

: a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished by a drum major or drum majorette

: a piece of food that has been cut into a narrow strip that is thicker than a julienned piece of food

We cut carrots into slabs, then batons, then dice.

Janet Rausa Fuller

Example Sentences

The majorette twirled the baton. the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled

Recent Examples on the Web There are the usual mishaps: One girl drops a baton; another trips on her feather boa.

Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 Kazimer beat one man with a police baton and pepper-sprayed another woman.

Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 Playing under Wilson’s baton, the musicians represent a range of Ukrainian ensembles, and some are members of orchestras elsewhere in Europe.

New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 But as the black hole evaporates, the area shrinks, and the new formula takes the baton as the true representative of the radiation's entanglement entropy.

Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 At the ceremony, Charles read a special message from his mother Queen Elizabeth, who had written it and included it in the baton that was relayed across the Commonwealth over the last nine months in the run-up to the games.

PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 But Franchy Cordero struck out on a full-count fastball and Cimber handed the baton to All-Star reliever Jordan Romano, who fell behind in the count before inducing Bobby Dalbec to fly out to center to end the inning.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Jonathon Heyward, who will take the top baton at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2023, is a charismatic 29-year-old with long, loose curls.

Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2022 Nelson Mandela saw his birthday as an opportunity for public service, hoping to inspire the next generation to take up the baton of social justice.

Monica Mark, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2022 See More

单词	baton
释义	baton noun ba·ton bə-ˈtän ba-, also ˈba-tᵊn plural batons 1 : cudgel, truncheon specifically : billy club 2 : a staff borne as a symbol of office 3 : a narrow heraldic bend 4 : a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra 5 : a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner 6 : a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished by a drum major or drum majorette 7 : a piece of food that has been cut into a narrow strip that is thicker than a julienned piece of food We cut carrots into slabs, then batons, then dice. Janet Rausa Fuller Synonyms bastinado bastinade bat billy billy club bludgeon cane club cudgel nightstick rod rung [Scottish] sap shillelagh shillalah staff truncheon waddy [Australian] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The majorette twirled the baton. the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled Recent Examples on the Web There are the usual mishaps: One girl drops a baton; another trips on her feather boa. Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 Kazimer beat one man with a police baton and pepper-sprayed another woman. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 Playing under Wilson’s baton, the musicians represent a range of Ukrainian ensembles, and some are members of orchestras elsewhere in Europe. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 But as the black hole evaporates, the area shrinks, and the new formula takes the baton as the true representative of the radiation's entanglement entropy. Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 At the ceremony, Charles read a special message from his mother Queen Elizabeth, who had written it and included it in the baton that was relayed across the Commonwealth over the last nine months in the run-up to the games. PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 But Franchy Cordero struck out on a full-count fastball and Cimber handed the baton to All-Star reliever Jordan Romano, who fell behind in the count before inducing Bobby Dalbec to fly out to center to end the inning. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Jonathon Heyward, who will take the top baton at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2023, is a charismatic 29-year-old with long, loose curls. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2022 Nelson Mandela saw his birthday as an opportunity for public service, hoping to inspire the next generation to take up the baton of social justice. Monica Mark, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology French bâton, from Old French baston, ultimately from Late Latin bastum stick First Known Use 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing baton passed the baton passed the baton Kids Definition baton noun ba·ton bə-ˈtän ba- 1 : a thin stick with which a leader directs an orchestra or band 2 : a rod with a ball at one or both ends that is carried by a person leading a marching band 3 : a stick that is passed from one runner to the next in a relay race baton noun as in cane a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cane mace nightstick truncheon cudgel mallet bat rod hammer bludgeon billy shillelagh staff bastinado club waddy billy club bastinade shillalah rung birch knobkerrie rattan sledgehammer gavel sap maul hickory crosier beetle crook stave switch crozier blackjack crabstick walking stick whangee
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