truncheons
Short striking sticks
Truncheons are short, thick clubs carried by police officers, especially in Britain.
The word suggests official authority—a truncheon is a sanctioned weapon for crowd control or subduing suspects, distinct from improvised clubs.
The bobby raised his truncheon.
The verb means to strike with one: Protesters were truncheoned by riot police.
Police impact weapon
- billy clubLaw enforcement baton
- riot gearProtective equipment for civil disturbance
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
- bobbyBritish police officer
law enforcement · crowd control · beat cop · patrol · arrest · officer · rubber · extendable
Organization with membership
- cudgelThick wooden club
- bludgeonHeavy blunt weapon
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
blunt · striking · melee · impact · wooden · blow · swing · defensive
Of a prim era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- constabularyOrganized law enforcement body
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
royal guard · yeoman · scepter · heraldic · ornate · carved · inscribed · presentation
nightstick
Police impact weapon
- billy clubLaw enforcement baton
- riot gearProtective equipment for civil disturbance
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
bobby · law enforcement · crowd control · beat cop · patrol · arrest · officer · rubber · extendable · holster
club
Organization with membership
staff · blunt · striking · melee · impact · wooden · blow · swing · defensive · combat
Victorian
Of a prim era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- constabularyOrganized law enforcement body
ceremonial · royal guard · yeoman · scepter · heraldic · ornate · carved · inscribed · presentation · regiment
- Historical Policingconstables, sheriffs, watchmen, night watch, bobbies
truncheonsrifles
Long-barreled shoulder firearms
sniper rifles · missiles · artillery · guns · bows
truncheonsolive branches
Emblems of truce
white flags · peace offerings · negotiations · diplomacy · mediation