[バトンをわたす, baton wowatasu] (exp, v5s) (1) to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); (2) to pass the torch (to one's successor); (3) { comp } to pass the '(musical) baton' (e.g. a set of questions) to the next people [Add to Longdo]
[さい;さえ, sai ; sae] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 骰子) dice; die; (2) (さい only) (See 采配・1) baton (of command) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Baton \Bat"on\ (b[a^]t"[u^]n, F. b[aum]`t[^o]N"; 277), 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.
[1913 Webster]
He held the baton of command. --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]
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}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
baton
n 1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra
or choir [syn: {baton}, {wand}]
2: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn:
{truncheon}, {nightstick}, {baton}, {billy}, {billystick},
{billy club}]
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
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
