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SHOULDER BOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shoulder board mean? 

SHOULDER BOARD (noun)
  The noun SHOULDER BOARD has 1 sense:

1. epaulets that indicate rankplay

  Familiarity information: SHOULDER BOARD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHOULDER BOARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Epaulets that indicate rank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shoulder board; shoulder mark

Hypernyms ("shoulder board" is a kind of...):

epaulet; epaulette (adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder)

Holonyms ("shoulder board" is a part of...):

military uniform (prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers)


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