truncheon

Questions about truncheon

What does truncheon mean?

truncheon means "a short stout club used primarily by policemen".

How many syllables are in truncheon?

truncheon has 2 syllables: trun-cheon. The stress falls on "trun". In IPA it is /ˈtɹʌntʃɪn/.

What is another word for truncheon?

Close synonyms include nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is truncheon a common word?

truncheon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.