noun A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
noun A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
noun The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
noun An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.
noun A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
noun A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.
noun A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
noun A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.