trun·cheon
noun/ˈtrʌntʃən/
/ˈtrʌntʃən/
(also baton)
(both especially British English) (North American English nightstick)
- a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon
警棍 - Some of the prisoners were beaten about the head with rubber truncheons.
一些囚犯头部遭到橡皮警棍的击打。
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a piece broken off (especially from a spear), also a cudgel): from Old French tronchon ‘stump’, based on Latin truncus ‘trunk’. - Some of the prisoners were beaten about the head with rubber truncheons.