baton
n
1 = truncheon: [attrib 作定語]
a baton charge, ie one made by police, etc armed with batons to drive a crowd back 持警棍出擊(警察等用警棍驅退群眾).
2 short thin stick used by the conductor of a band or orchestra (樂隊指揮所用的)指揮棒.
3 short stick that indicates a certain rank (表示官階的)權杖
a Field-Marshal's baton 陸軍元帥的司令杖.
4 short stick carried and handed on in a relay race (接力賽跑用的)接力棒.
5 decorative stick held and twirled by drum majors, etc (軍樂隊指揮所用的裝飾性的)指揮棒.