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Definition of Baton

Baton
Baton Bat"on, n. [F. b[^a]ton. See Baston.] 1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. He held the baton of command. --Prescott. 2. (Her.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.

Meaning of Baton from wikipedia

- Look up baton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Baton may refer to: Baton, a type of club Baton (law enforcement) Baston (weapon), a type of baton used...
- Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/ BAT-ən ROOZH; from French Bâton-Rouge 'red stick', pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana...
- BATON is a Type 1 block cipher in use since at least 1995 by the United States government to secure classified information. While the BATON algorithm...
- Baton Baton Mein (transl. In Between Talks) is a 1979 Indian romantic comedy film, produced and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Amol Palekar...
- A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic...
- In archaeology, a perforated baton, bâton de commandement or bâton percé is a type of artefact from prehistoric Europe made from antler, whose function...
- The baton sinister (alternatively baston) is a charge used in heraldry. It is a diminutive of the bend sinister and constitutes a narrow strip that runs...
- Baton twirling is a sport that combines dance and color guard[clarification needed] to create coordinated routines. It requires a "baton" which is metal...
- A baton charge is a coordinated tactic for dispersing crowds of people, usually used by police, paramilitary or military in response to public disorder...
- A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to enlarge and enhance the manual and bodily movements ****ociated with directing an ensemble of...