Baton

"Baton" in German

Abstandhalter

(a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground)

Bastardfaden

(heraldry: a bend with the ends cut off)

Distanzstab

(a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground)

Gummiknüppel

(club of the police)

Knüppel

(club of the police)

Knüttel

(club of the police)

Kommandostab

(military staff of office)

Marschallstab

(military staff of office)

Offizierstöckchen

(military staff of office)

Prügel

(club of the police)

Schlagstock

(club of the police)

Stab

(sports: object transferred by relay runners)

Staffelstab

(sports: object transferred by relay runners)

Taktstock

(music: conductor's stick)

Tambourstock

(music: conductor's stick)

Zepter

(military staff of office)

Zeremonienstab

(military staff of office)

knüppeln

(to strike with a baton)

prügeln

(to strike with a baton)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.