truncheon
A short staff, a clubA short staff, a club; a cudgel.
» Videos shot by a variety of broadcasting companies recorded riot police bludgeoning protesters with truncheons and shocking them with stun guns.
Значение
значений: 6A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
Gummiknüppel, Schlagstock
дубинкаdubinka
кийокkyjok, дубинкаdubynka
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.
Schlagstock
резиновая дубинкаrezinovaja dubinka
гумова палицяhumova palycja, гумовий кийокhumovyj kyjok
(эвфемизм)A penis.
(устаревшее)A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
(устаревшее)The shaft of a spear.
(устаревшее)A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
Примеры
предложений: 2Videos shot by a variety of broadcasting companies recorded riot police bludgeoning protesters with truncheons and shocking them with stun guns.
The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
deDer Schlagstock des Wachmanns traf nur Luft. Sein verlorenes Gleichgewicht zurückgewonnen, sah er einen Metallgittermülleimer auf sich zufliegen.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 2
По значениям 2
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), from Late Latin *From Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), from Late Latin *troncionem, from Latin truncus.
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Формы
мн. число: truncheons| Ед. число | truncheon |
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| Мн. число | truncheons |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 5- a short stout club used primarily by policemen:nightstickbatonbillybillystickbilly club