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Synonyms for nightstick


Grammar : Noun

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Définition of nightstick

Origin :
  • also night-stick, 1887, from night + stick (n.). So called because it was carried on night patrols.
  • As in baton : noun stick used for conducting or for protection
  • As in club : noun bat, stick
  • As in cudgel : noun baton for hitting
Example sentences :
  • He clutched his nightstick and scowled out from under the brim of his uniform cap.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • His next aim was better; but this time the nightstick didn't connect.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe on the Job » by Sewell Ford
  • Kelly's nightstick got his pneumonia gas jet, or whatever you call it.
  • Extract from : « The Voice on the Wire » by Eustace Hale Ball
  • The policeman's nightstick was getting more and more irritated.
  • Extract from : « Young People's Pride » by Stephen Vincent Benet
  • He'd done nearly five blocks before a flatfoot steps out of a doorway and waves a nightstick at him.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • At the bottom of the stair the policeman rapped on a door with his nightstick, a good loud rap.
  • Extract from : « The Boy With the U.S. Census » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • The policeman, although nonchalantly swinging a nightstick, appeared to be watching him.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Jimmie Dale » by Frank L. Packard
  • Oliver noticed with an inane distinctness that he had started to swirl his nightstick as a large blue cat might switch its tail.
  • Extract from : « Young People's Pride » by Stephen Vincent Benet
  • A big smile on his face and the splintered remains of his nightstick still stuck in his fist.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
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