| 单词 | truncheon |
| 释义 | truncheon (once / 10225 pages) n A truncheon is a short, thick club, mainly used by police officers. If you find yourself face-to-face with a truncheon, you better behave. A truncheon is used by a police officer as a less deadly weapon than a gun. Just the sight of a police officer's truncheon is enough to make most people cooperate, but police are trained to use a truncheon to neutralize a violent suspect. Truncheons are also called batons, billy clubs, and nightsticks. The word truncheon comes from the Old French tronchon, "a broken off piece" or "a stump," is based on the Latin word truncus, "cut off." WORD FAMILYtruncheon: truncheons USAGE EXAMPLESBeyond the jackboot, the truncheon and the gun, their chief weapon was the lie: “organized deception,” in Brendon’s words. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) Officers stood in a row, armed with truncheons and shields. New York Times(Nov 06, 2016) Last month, masked men carrying pistols, knives and truncheons stormed a Greenpeace campsite and severely beat volunteer firefighters in southern Russia. Washington Post(Nov 02, 2016) n a short stout club used primarily by police officers Syn|Hyper baton, billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick club stout stick that is larger at one end |
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