Translate baton | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of baton
noun
a short stick or staff or something resembling one, in particular. a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir. Track & Field a short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race. a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major. a staff symbolizing office or authority, especially one carried by a field marshal. Heraldry a narrow bend truncated at each end. a short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch. (
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one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to wands in others.
