Get to know Baton better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like rod or staff.
Baton meaning
- A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
- A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
- The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
Synonyms of Baton
Using Baton
- The main meaning on this page is: A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes. | A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office. | The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
- Useful related words include: rod, staff, club, billy club.
- In the example corpus, baton often appears in combinations such as: baton rouge, the baton, in baton.
Context around Baton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Baton
- In this selection, "baton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, east, downtown, tower and rouge stand out and add context to how "baton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the east baton rouge parish and and a baton of service. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "baton" sits close to words such as discovering, eugene and europeans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with baton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Baton Rouge Central Post Office is located at 750 Florida Street in Downtown Baton Rouge. (16 words)
It passes through Downtown, North Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge Metro Airport before ending at Scenic Highway. (17 words)
After active duty he returned to Baton Rouge to form a law partnership with his brother in 1973. (18 words)
A defence barrister said the baton had "sat in a friend's house" and when Pollard was leaving he gathered up his belongings and "the baton was placed into the coat pocket" and "he is not sure whether he put it there or someone else put it there". (48 words)
The Elias sisters and their father were connected with the Refugee Resettlement program at Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge in early 2017 and by April of that year, Rita, Lara, and their sisters Rina and Maha touched down in Baton Rouge. (42 words)
Tallest buildings main Downtown Baton Rouge Downtown Baton Rouge from the observation deck of the Louisiana State Capitol JP Morgan Chase Building and Riverside Tower Baton Rouge's tallest buildings are: Milburn Calhoun, Bernie McGovern, eds. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Tallest buildings main Downtown Baton Rouge Downtown Baton Rouge from the observation deck of the Louisiana State Capitol JP Morgan Chase Building and Riverside Tower Baton Rouge's tallest buildings are: Milburn Calhoun, Bernie McGovern, eds.
A defence barrister said the baton had "sat in a friend's house" and when Pollard was leaving he gathered up his belongings and "the baton was placed into the coat pocket" and "he is not sure whether he put it there or someone else put it there".
The Mayor-President is mayor of the City of Baton Rouge and president of the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
More than 10,000 people so far this year have stepped off a riverboat cruise ship and visited downtown Baton Rouge, says Courtney Taylor, director of destination services for Visit Baton Rouge.
The median sales price for Baton Rouge area houses continues to climb, up nearly 4% year-to-date in July compared to last year, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.
Father Henry C. Vavasseur, 85, retired priest of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, died Thursday, Oct. 26 at Ollie Steele Burden Manor Nursing Home in Baton Rouge.
One of the candidates running for Baton Rouge City Constable says she resides in a Baton Rouge apartment but uses the homestead property tax exemption on a home in Baker.
The Elias sisters and their father were connected with the Refugee Resettlement program at Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge in early 2017 and by April of that year, Rita, Lara, and their sisters Rina and Maha touched down in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden has instituted an extensive upgrade of East Baton Rouge Parish roads known as the Green Light Plan, geared toward improving areas of congestion on the city's surface streets.
It passes through Downtown, North Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge Metro Airport before ending at Scenic Highway.
The Baton Rouge Central Post Office is located at 750 Florida Street in Downtown Baton Rouge.
The Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club or Baton Rouge Redfish 7, which began playing in 1977, has won numerous conference championships.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools serve East Baton Rouge Parish and has 90 schools with 56 elementary schools, 16 middle schools and 18 high schools.
A cache of illegal weapons were also found as well as a taser, CS spray - a defensive spray often carried by officers - and a police-style baton.
According to Anthony, all of his gear, from his guns and baton to his shoes, is bought and maintained himself.
According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison website, Robertson was still being held and no bond had been assigned at the time of this publication.
After active duty he returned to Baton Rouge to form a law partnership with his brother in 1973.
Ahead of today’s inauguration, President Buhari handed the transition documents and a baton of service to Tinubu on Thursday.
Among them is Mehta’s autographed baton with which he will be conducting the orchestra during both his performances in India, following which it will be delivered to the winning bidder.
Among the women, since was sidelined by international rules, Prudence Sekgodiso has shown the type of promise required to pick up the baton and run with it at international level.
Common combinations with baton
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- baton rouge 110×
- the baton 55×
- in baton 32×
- baton and 15×
- baton to 12×
- east baton 10×
- baton of 10×
- and baton 7×
- baton from 7×
- of baton 6×