baton

noun/bəˈtɑn/

Frequency rank: #6,482 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, or passed between runners in a relay race.

Illustration for the English word “baton”

Example sentence

The conductor raised his baton to signal the start of the symphony.

Synonyms & related words

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