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bat

 
 
/bæt/ noun [C]

Translation

SPORT a piece of wood used to hit the ball in some sports
beyzbol sopası
1051486
ANIMAL a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
yarasa
475
(Definition of bat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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