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baton round

British  

noun

  1. the official name for plastic bullet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

How many times have the men’s 4x100m relay team managed to get the baton round the track in the Olympic Games since Barcelona 1992?

From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2012

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