pamppu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- bigwig noun An important or influential person within an organization.
- truncheon noun A short heavy stick used as a weapon, especially the baton carried by police.
- turnkey adj Ready to use straight away, with nothing more to assemble or check first.
Senses
pamppu is used for these senses in English:
- baton (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
- bigwig (informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.
- truncheon A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.
- turnkey (archaic) A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.
baton — full definition
- noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
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