A surname.
Used in a Sentence
batton
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for batton.
Editorial note
Fb instigated the market, others who are more capable are picking it up, so fb handed over the batton.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of batton gathered in one view.
Archaic spelling of baton. [A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.]
Archaic spelling of batten. [(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for batton.
noun
A surname.
noun
Archaic spelling of baton. [A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.]
noun
Archaic spelling of batten. [(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.]
Example sentences
Fb instigated the market, others who are more capable are picking it up, so fb handed over the batton.
That certainly doesn't help, but really it's just bureaucracy and you batton down the hatches and get it done.
Police in NZ are not routinely armed, at least, not with anything more than some pepper spray and a batton.
Musicians get it - it can be awesome watching a conductor juggling a weak choir in rehearsal with batton and piano.
All you do is wave the batton, no need to ever play a instrument.
If LLMs are doing the hard part (writing code) then we can be the conductor waving the batton.
If they were using a batton/cs spray/taser (options available to regular British police) they then have many more options available to them.
Anand should gracefully retire from chess and passon the batton to younger generation.
I think now that they have to batton down the hatches the pandering wokeness was the first thing overboard.
Now to batton down my hatches, I sense a downvote typhoon in the air...
But from experience I also know the exec class when under attack are well trained to just get defensive/batton down the hatches and do nothing.
Thanks dingaling I had forgotten the batton rounds development.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use batton in a sentence?
Fb instigated the market, others who are more capable are picking it up, so fb handed over the batton.
What does batton mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is batton?
batton is commonly used as noun.