Topic: POLICE
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | bâton, from Late Latin bastum 'stick' |
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bat‧on
[countable]
[countable]1APM a short thin stick used by a conductor (=the leader of a group of musicians) to direct the music
2DSO a short light stick that is passed from one person to another during a race
3SCP a short thick stick used as a weapon by a police officer [= truncheon]
4PGO a short stick that is carried as a sign of a special office or rank
5 a light metal stick that is spun and thrown into the air by a majorette
