truncheon

UK
/ˈtrʌn.tʃən/
US
/ˈtrʌn.tʃən/

Übersetzungen

truncheonsubstantiv
truncheons
Pl.
UK
/ˈtrʌn.tʃən/
US
/ˈtrʌn.tʃən/
The police officer carried a truncheon for protection.
Полицейский носил дубинку для защиты.
The king held a truncheon as a symbol of authority.
Король держал жезл как символ власти.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
truncheonverb
truncheoned
Präteritum
truncheoned
Partizip Perfekt
truncheoning
Gerundium
UK
/ˈtrʌn.tʃən/
US
/ˈtrʌn.tʃən/

Definitionen

truncheonsubstantiv
A short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.
The officer held a truncheon in his hand as he patrolled the streets.
A symbol of authority or power, often used in a ceremonial context.
The truncheon was passed to the new leader during the inauguration ceremony.
A section of a plant stem or shoot cut for propagation by rooting or grafting.
Gardeners often take truncheons from healthy shrubs to grow new plants.
truncheonverb
To strike or club with a truncheon.
The protester was allegedly truncheoned by the riot police.