baton

  • 51Baton — This unusual name has two possible origins, both from old personal names. The first and most generally applicable to bearers of the modern day surname is a diminutive form of the medieval given name Battle , itself a diminutive of Bartholomew ,… …

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  • 52baton — bat|on [ˈbætɔn, tn US bæˈta:n, bə ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: bâton, from Late Latin bastum stick ] 1.) a short thin stick used by a ↑conductor (=the leader of a group of musicians) to direct the music 2.) a short light stick that is… …

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  • 53Baton — Ba|ton [ba tõ:] der; s, s <aus fr. bâton »Stock, Stab«, dies aus vulgärlat. bastum> (veraltet) Stock, [Marschall]stab, Taktstock …

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  • 54baton — ba·ton || bætÉ™n n. wand; stick which is twirled by baton twirlers in parades …

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  • 55baton — noun 1) the conductor s baton Syn: stick, rod, staff, wand 2) police batons Syn: truncheon, club, billy club, cudgel, bludgeon, stick, nightstick, blackjack …

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  • 56baton — noun 1) the conductor s baton Syn: stick, rod, staff, wand 2) police batons Syn: truncheon, club, cudgel, stick, mace, shillelagh; N.Amer. nightstick, blackjack; …

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  • 57baton — ba•ton [[t]bəˈtɒn, bæ , ˈbæt n[/t]] n. 1) mad a wand with which a conductor directs an orchestra or band 2) a metal rod fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette 3) spo a thin cylinder that is… …

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  • 58baton — lazdelė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Pagalbinis įrankis – nedidelis strypelis, naudojamas žaidžiant žaidimus ar sporto varžybose, pvz., estafetėje. atitikmenys: angl. baton vok. Stab, m; Staffelholz, n rus. палочка …

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  • 59baton — estafetės lazdelė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Medinis ar metalinis lygaus paviršiaus, ryškiai nudažytas strypelis, kurį nustatytame koridoriuje vienas kitam perduoda estafetinio bėgimo komandos nariai. Estafetės lazdelės… …

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  • 60baton — n. 1 a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, choir, etc. 2 Athletics a short stick or tube carried and passed on by the runners in a relay race. 3 a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major. 4 a staff of office or authority …

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