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GRADE INSIGNIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grade insignia mean? 

GRADE INSIGNIA (noun)
  The noun GRADE INSIGNIA has 1 sense:

1. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and serviceplay

  Familiarity information: GRADE INSIGNIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRADE INSIGNIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

chevron; grade insignia; stripe; stripes

Context example:

they earned their stripes in Kuwait

Hypernyms ("grade insignia" is a kind of...):

badge (an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.))

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)


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