English Dictionary

baton

/ˈbætɒn/

noun

A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes. / (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances. / (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

He twirled the baton in his hand.

意味（1）

A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.

the baton of a field marshal

意味（2）

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

意味（3）

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

意味（4）

(US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).

意味（5）

(heraldry) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).

意味（6）

(heraldry) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.

意味（7）

A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.