The band played marvellously under the baton of a new conductor.
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Baton
//ˈbætɒn//
Synonyms for "baton" (244 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (73)
cadency markcaduceuscanecantoncap and gowncensurechainchain of officechampainchapletchargechevronchiefclass ringclubcoat of armscockadecockatricecollarcoronet
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (122)
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marshalingmartletmasclemedalmetalmetronomemonochordmortarboardmottomulletmusic standmutenightsticknombril pointoctofoilold school tieonusorordinaryorlepalepalypastoral staffpaterissapeanpheonpilloryingpinpitch pipepoint champainportfoliopurpurequarterquarteringquarterstaffreflectionregaliareprimandreproachrhythmometerringrodrod of officerosesablesaltirescepterschool ringscutcheonshamrockshieldshillelaghsigillographyskull and crossbonesslursmearsmirchsmudgesmutchsonometersphragisticsspontaneousspotspread eaglestaffstainstavestickstigmastigmatismstigmatizationsubordinaryswagger stickswanking stickswastikasymboltainttarnishtartantennethistletietincturetone measurertorsetressuretuning bartuning forktuning pipeunicornuniformvairvergevertwalking stickwandwand of officewantonwar clubwreathyale
Noun(1 words)
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9 entrieshas context
5 entriesis a
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34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
Translations
183 translations across 47 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- عَصًا noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- هِرَاوَة noun (club of the police)
Armenian
2 entries- մահակ noun (club of the police)
- ոստիկանական մահակ noun (club of the police)
Belarusian
3 entries- даўбе́шка noun (club of the police)
- дручо́к noun (club of the police)
- дубі́нка noun (club of the police)
Bulgarian
4 entries- диригентска палка noun (music: conductor's stick)
- жезъл noun (military staff of office)
- палка noun (military staff of office)
- палка noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Campidanese Sardinian
1 entries- pèrtia noun (military staff of office)
Catalan
4 entries- batuta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- porra noun (military staff of office)
- porra noun (club of the police)
- testimoni noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 警棍 noun (club of the police)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 指揮棒 /指挥棒 noun (music: conductor's stick)
- 接力棒 noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- 棒 noun (military staff of office)
- 棒子 noun (military staff of office)
Czech
3 entries- kolík noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- obušek noun (club of the police)
- taktovka noun (music: conductor's stick)
Danish
4 entries- dirigentstok noun (music: conductor's stick)
- embedsstav noun (military staff of office)
- knippel noun (club of the police)
- marskalstav noun (military staff of office)
Dutch
4 entries- baton noun (music: conductor's stick)
- dirigeerstok noun (music: conductor's stick)
- stokje noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- wapenstok noun (club of the police)
Estonian
3 entries- kumminui noun (military staff of office)
- nui noun (military staff of office)
- sau noun (military staff of office)
Finnish
4 entries- bastardijänne noun (heraldry: a bend with the ends cut off)
- kapula noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- keppi noun (military staff of office)
- komentosauva noun (military staff of office)
French
4 entries- baguette noun (music: conductor's stick)
- matraque noun (club of the police)
- relai noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- relais noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Galician
4 entries- bastón noun (military staff of office)
- batuta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- porra noun (club of the police)
- apancar verb (to strike with a baton)
German
4 entries- Abstandhalter noun (a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground)
- Bastardfaden noun (heraldry: a bend with the ends cut off)
- Distanzstab noun (a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground)
- Gummiknüppel noun (club of the police)
Greek
3 entries- γκλομπ noun (club of the police)
- μπαγκέτα noun (music: conductor's stick)
- σκυτάλη noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Hebrew
4 entries- אלה noun (club of the police)
- מקל noun (music: conductor's stick)
- שרביט noun (military staff of office)
- שרביט noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Hungarian
4 entries- karmesteri pálca noun (music: conductor's stick)
- rendőrbot noun (club of the police)
- staféta noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- váltóbot noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Icelandic
1 entries- tónsproti noun (music: conductor's stick)
Indonesian
1 entries- pentungan noun (club of the police)
Irish
1 entries- smachtín noun (club of the police)
Italian
4 entries- bacchetta noun (military staff of office)
- bacchetta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- manganello noun (club of the police)
- testimone noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Japanese
4 entries- タクト noun (music: conductor's stick)
- バトン noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- 元帥杖 noun (military staff of office)
- 指揮棒 noun (music: conductor's stick)
Khmer
1 entries- ដំបង noun (club of the police)
Korean
4 entries- 경봉 noun (club of the police)
- 바통 noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- 배턴 noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- 지휘봉 noun (music: conductor's stick)
Latvian
3 entries- nūjiņa noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- steks noun (club of the police)
- zizlis noun (music: conductor's stick)
Lithuanian
1 entries- dirigento lazdelė noun (music: conductor's stick)
Macedonian
4 entries- палка noun (military staff of office)
- палка noun (music: conductor's stick)
- пендрек noun (military staff of office)
- штафе́та noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Malay
1 entries- cota noun (club of the police)
Māori
4 entries- pouihi noun (a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground)
- pātene noun (club of the police)
- pātene noun (a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground)
- tira noun (music: conductor's stick)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- batong noun (club of the police)
- stafett noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- batong noun (club of the police)
- stafett noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Occitan
3 entries- bagueta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- lata noun (music: conductor's stick)
- lateta noun (music: conductor's stick)
Persian
1 entries- باتون noun (club of the police)
Polish
4 entries- batuta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- pałeczka noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- pałka noun (military staff of office)
- pałka noun (club of the police)
Portuguese
4 entries- bastão noun (military staff of office)
- bastão noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- batuta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- cassetete noun (club of the police)
Romanian
4 entries- baghetă noun (music: conductor's stick)
- baston noun (military staff of office)
- baston noun (club of the police)
- bulan noun (club of the police)
Russian
4 entries- демократиза́тор noun (club of the police)
- дирижёрская па́лочка noun (music: conductor's stick)
- дуби́нка noun (club of the police)
- жезл noun (military staff of office)
Sardinian
1 entries- bèrtiga noun (military staff of office)
Sassarese
1 entries- vèrtiga noun (military staff of office)
Slovak
2 entries- obušok noun (club of the police)
- štafeta noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
Spanish
4 entries- batuta noun (military staff of office)
- batuta noun (music: conductor's stick)
- porra noun (military staff of office)
- porra noun (club of the police)
Swedish
4 entries- batong noun (club of the police)
- dirigentpinne noun (music: conductor's stick)
- stafettpinne noun (sports: object transferred by relay runners)
- stav noun (military staff of office)
Thai
1 entries- กระบอง noun (club of the police)
Turkish
1 entries- cop noun (club of the police)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дириге́нтська па́личка noun (music: conductor's stick)
- дрючо́к noun (club of the police)
- дубе́ць noun (club of the police)
- кийо́к noun (club of the police)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.
Source: tatoeba (29660)
We're one baton short for the relay.
Source: tatoeba (328653)
Tom wondered how often Mary practiced baton twirling.
Source: tatoeba (1092225)
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