

[buh-ton, ba-, bat-n] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Music. a wand used by a conductor. |
| 2. | a rod of lightweight metal fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette. |
| 3. | Track. a hollow rod of wood, paper, or plastic that is passed during a race from one member of a relay team to the next in a prescribed area. |
| 4. | a staff, club, or truncheon, esp. one serving as a mark of office or authority. |
| 5. | Heraldry.
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] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| ba·ton
(bə-tŏn', bā-, bāt'n) Pronunciation Key
n.
[French bâton, from Old French baston, stick, from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōn-.] |
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baton
| baton | |
noun | |
| 1. | a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir |
| 2. | a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon] |
| 3. | a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority |
| 4. | a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette |
| 5. | a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race |
baton
A stick used by some conductors of choruses or orchestras. The baton is traditionally used to indicate the tempo of the music.
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Baton Rouge, LA (city, FIPS 5000) Location: 30.44897 N, 91.12604 W
Population (1990): 219531 (97115 housing units)
Area: 191.5 sq km (land), 5.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70801, 70802, 70805, 70806, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70812,
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 33) Location: 30.54375 N, 91.09359 W
Population (1990): 380105 (156767 housing units)
Area: 1180.2 sq km (land), 38.6 sq km (water)
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 121) Location: 30.46265 N, 91.31299 W
Population (1990): 19419 (7298 housing units)
Area: 495.3 sq km (land), 32.2 sq km (water)
Baton
Bat"on\, n. [F. b[^a]ton. See Baston.]1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. He held the baton of command. --Prescott. 2. (Her.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.











