baton

/ˈbætən/

/bəˈtɑːn/ noun [C]

Translation

STICK › a thin stick used to control the rhythm of a group of musicians

orkestra şeflerinin müziği idare ederken kullandığı çubuk

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POLICE › a thick stick that a police officer uses as a weapon

cop

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RACE › a stick that a runner passes to the next person in a race

bayrak koşusunda kullanılan değnek, çubuk, bayrak

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(Definition of baton noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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