baton
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The meaning (definition) of the word baton
a short stick that runners hand off to each other in a relay race
The word baton used in a sentence
“The runner passed the baton to her teammate in the relay race.”
Words that mean the same as baton (synonyms)
stick
The plural of the word baton
batons
How the word baton is said around the world
| French | bâton |
| Spanish | batuta |
| Mandarin | 指挥棒 |
| Hindi | छड़ी |
| Arabic | عصا |
| Russian | эстафетная палочка |
| Portuguese (EU) | bastão |
| Portuguese (BR) | bastão |
| Japanese | バトン |
| German | Taktstock |
| Urdu | ڈنڈا |
| Punjabi | ਡੰਡਾ |
| Korean | 지휘봉 |
| Hebrew | שַׁרבִּיט |
| Greek | γκλομπ |
| Dutch | staf |
| Filipino | baton |
| Vietnamese | gậy |
| Turkish | baton |
| Persian | باتوم |
| Polish | pałeczka |
| Ukrainian | естафета |
| Bengali | ব্যাটন |
| Swedish | batong |
| Italian | bastone |
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