truncheon
Officer's blunt weapon
A truncheon is a short, thick stick carried as a weapon, especially by police officers.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say nightstick or baton.
Truncheons are used for striking or subduing: The officer drew his truncheon.
The word can suggest blunt force or heavy-handed authority.
Thick wooden club
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
- billyCamp cooking pot
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- coshWeighted striking weapon
sap · shillelagh · mace · club · life preserver · nunchaku · bastinado · mere
Low-ranking peace officer
- bobbyBritish police officer
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- patrolRegular surveillance route
arrest · riot · crowd control · law enforcement · duty · sergeant · inspector · uniform
Energy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
intimidation · force · subjugation · oppression · brutality · suppression · regime · state
cudgel
Thick wooden club
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
- billyCamp cooking pot
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
cosh · sap · shillelagh · mace · club · life preserver · nunchaku · bastinado · mere
constable
Low-ranking peace officer
patrol · arrest · riot · crowd control · law enforcement · duty · sergeant · inspector · uniform · badge
power
Energy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
coercion · intimidation · force · subjugation · oppression · brutality · suppression · regime · state · discipline
emblem
Representational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- representationDepiction or likeness
iconography · heraldry · tradition · ceremony · ritual · scepter · allegory · metaphor
- police gearbadge, police badge, handgun, pepper spray, uniform
- bludgeonsclub, mace, cudgel, nightstick, billy club
- stick weaponsbo staff, quarterstaff, wooden staff, long stick, short stick
- crowd controlriot gear, riot shields, rubber bullets, pepper balls, water cannon
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
- batons
truncheondeadly weapon
Instrument capable of killing
assault rifle · machine gun · grenade · bomb · weapon of mass destruction
truncheonshield
Handheld defensive armor
olive branch · white flag · diplomacy · negotiation · dialogue