Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - baton
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Baton
baton
~ n 1 a short thin stick used by a conductor (=the leader of a group of musicians) to direct the music 2 a short light stick that is passed from one person to another during a race 3 especially BrE a short thick stick used as a weapon by a policeman; truncheon 4 a short stick that is carried as a sign of a special office or rank 5 a light metal stick that is spun and thrown into the air by a majorette
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1.
(batons) 1. A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. (BRIT; in AM, use billy, billy club) N-COUNT 2. A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir. N-COUNT 3. In athletics or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race. N-COUNT 4. A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught. N-COUNT 5. If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton, they take over responsibility for something. Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations? PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun Etymology: French baton, from Old French baston, ultimately from Late Latin bastum stick Date: 1520 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 or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, choir, etc. 2 Athletics a short stick or tube carried and passed on by the runners in a relay race. 3 a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major. 4 a staff of office or authority, esp. a Field Marshal's. 5 a policeman's truncheon. 6 Heraldry a narrow truncated bend. 7 Horol. a short bar replacing some figures on dials. Phrases and idioms baton round a rubber or plastic bullet. Etymology: F b{acirc}ton, baston ult. f. LL bastum stick ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. жезл a Field-Marshal's baton —- фельдмаршальский жезл 2. дирижерская палочка under the baton of A., under A.'s baton —- под управлением А. (об оркестре); дирижер (дирижирует, дирижировал) А. 3. дубинка (полицейского) 4. спорт. эстафетная палочка to pass the baton —- передавать эстафету 5. эстафета 6. школ. указка Id: baton sinister —- ист. черная полоса в гербе незаконнорожденного рыцаря 7. бить полицейской дубинкой ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
1. noun 1) жезл 2) дирижерская палочка 3) sport эстафетная палочка - pass the baton 4) полицейская дубинка 2. v. бить дубинкой (о полицейском) BATON charge noun нападение полицейских (вооруженных дубинками) ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- M.E., from O.Fr. baston, from L.L. bastum "stout staff," prob. of Gaulish origin. The musical sense is from 1867. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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