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baton round

British  

noun

  1. the official name for plastic bullet

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Despite relay medals supplying five of GB's 10 athletics medals at last summer's Games, there was no success here - with the men's 4x100m quartet failing to get the baton round in their heat.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

There was also 4x100m gold for Britain's male sprinters in Zurich as they successfully got the baton round for the first time in six major championships.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2014

However, the prime minister went on to defend their use and said: "The use of the baton round is strictly controlled by police and army regulations."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2013

Later in the Proms season, he'll get his baton round Granville Bantock as well as Elgar's Enigma Variations.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2013

The men also went out in the first round of the European championships in Barcelona 2010, and at the most recent European championships they also failed to get the baton round.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2012