baton

Noun

• a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

• a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

• a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

• a short stout club used primarily by policemen

• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  truncheon , nightstick , billy , billystick , billy club , wand