Word Finder - batons

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A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes

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the baton of a field marshal

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The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

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An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

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

synonyms

• billy club
• nightstick

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

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

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

Police command has informed me that officers were carrying their " Arnold batons ", long truncheons used in public order situations.

For the batons suit, all of the symbols are placed within a triangle for further consideration.

While some drum majors wear the same uniform as the rest of the band, setting apart their status with props such as batons and hats, it is more common for the drum major uniform to be an "enhanced" version of the simpler band version.

Capes, batons, braids are all going to most likely get in the way of them showing off their routine.

A minimum of props, or only the props (such as batons) that the drum major has practiced with extensively.

Gradually they evolved into a coordinated team accentuating the music by twirling batons while performing basic dance steps into ever shifting routines.

In addition to regular batons, they incorporate such props as twirling swords, flaming batons, and even long ribbons and scarves.

The American Baton Company sells not only batons, but also other majorette related equipment and some team practice and warm up wear, plus uniform related accessories.

The majorettes were in front of the band and eventually began to twirl batons as the band played.

If you plan to have the majorettes perform with batons, twirlers typically do not do well in uniforms that have capes.

The fortune of war in- batons dined at first in favor of the royalists, who captured wan Northampton and Nottingham.

And twirling batons of all sizes - don't know if there's a special name for the longer ones?

This Association condemns the prison service for using the increase of boot and shoe allowance to fund extendable batons.

Local residents started a peaceful protest which lasted several days before being violently attacked by police wielding electric batons.

The bulk head is held in position with various wooden batons.

Members of the constabulary who had hitherto shown hesitancy in taking action, joined in the charge and made free use of their batons.