lathee

• Nom désignant une lourde matraque, souvent en bambou cerclé de fer, historiquement utilisée par la police en Inde comme bâton de maintien de l'ordre.

A noun referring to a heavy stick, often made of bamboo and bound with iron, historically used as a club by police in India.

1. A heavy club or stickC1formal

   A long, heavy stick, often made of bamboo and bound with iron, used as a weapon, especially by police in South Asia.

   Lathi (matraque sud-asiatique)

   • The police charged the crowd with lathees to disperse them.
   • He was struck on the head with a lathee during the protest.
   • The guard carried a lathee for protection.

   Synonymesbatonbludgeonclubcudgelnightsticktruncheon