Definition of baton Baton
/bʌtɑˈn/ - [butan] - Ba•ton
We found 20 definitions of baton from 8 different sources.
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What does baton mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: batons |
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| baton - a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir | ||
| wand | ||
| baton - a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race | ||
| baton - a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette | ||
| baton - a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority | ||
| baton - a short stout club used primarily by policemen | ||
| truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club | ||
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Wiktionary 
- baton (Noun)
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal . - baton (Noun)
The stick of a conductor in musical performances. - baton (Noun)
An object transferred by runners in a relay race. - baton (Noun)
A short stout club used primarily by policemen. - baton (Noun)
An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. Also spelled batune, baston. - baton (Verb)
To strike with a baton.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- baton (n.)
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. - baton (n.)
An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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baton
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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baton
bat′on, Batoon, ba-toon′, n. a staff or truncheon, esp. of a policeman: a marshal's staff.—v.t. to strike with a baton.—n. Bat′on-sin′ister, a well-known heraldic indication of illegitimacy, improperly called Bar-sinister, a diminutive of a bend-sinister, not extending to the sides of the shield, so as to resemble a marshal's baton laid diagonally over the family arms from left to right. [Fr. bâton—Low L. basto, a stick; of unknown origin.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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baton
A club used of old by authority. (See BATOON.) -
baton
A staff, truncheon, or badge of military honour for field-marshals. A term in heraldry. Also, batoons of St. Paul, the fossil spines of echini, found in Malta and elsewhere.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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baton
A truncheon borne by generals in the French army, and afterwards by the marshals of other nations. Henry III. of France before he ascended the throne was made generalissimo of the army of his brother Charles IX., and received the baton as the mark of the high command, 1569. -
baton
A staff used by drum-majors of foot regiments.
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🔤- baton, noun, singular of batons.
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