baton
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
Other meanings
A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
“The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.”
Related words
- batonist
- batonless
- batonlike
- batonic
- baton charge
- baton round
- baton sinister
- pass the baton
- sugar cane baton
Word history
From French "bâton".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “baton” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.