Thesaurus results for TRUNCHEON

truncheon

noun

ˈtrən-chən

Definition of truncheon next

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment police officers kept their hands on their truncheons

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Recent Examples of truncheon There were police with truncheons and tear gas outside the ground. —

Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 It’s set 49 years in the future, a time when surveillance drones swarm the skies and shock troops keep the order, truncheons in hand. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024 Each side must field somewhere between two and eleven players, some of whom shall carry flattened truncheons, while others toss about leather balls. —

Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023 Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans. —

Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for truncheon

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Noun

But his parents hope that the teen, who uses a wheelchair or cane for mobility, will continue to gain independence.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026