batong — meaning in English

English meaning

• baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
• truncheon noun A short heavy stick used as a weapon, especially the baton carried by police.

Senses

batong is used for these senses in English:

• baton (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
• truncheon A short staff, a club; a cudgel.

baton — full definition

1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

truncheon — full definition

1. noun A short heavy stick used as a weapon, especially the baton carried by police.
2. noun A broken-off piece of something, such as the shaft of a spear or lance.

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