nightstick

See also: night stick

English

Etymology

night +‎ stick

Noun

nightstick (plural nightsticks)

(law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security people, for use in self-defense.

Synonyms

Translations

club

Finnish: pamppu (fi)
Portuguese: cassetete (pt), porrete (pt)

Russian: полице́йская дуби́нка f (policéjskaja dubínka), (slang) демократиза́тор (ru) m (demokratizátor)

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