chevronnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʃev.rən//ˈʃev.rɒn/us/ˈʃev.rən/a shape like a V or an upside down V, used especially on the sleeve of a police or military uniform to show the wearer's rank, or on road signs in Britain to show a severe bend in the road
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Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads
- amber
- Belisha beacon
- billboard
- bollard
- bus lane
- cat's eyes
- crossing
- milestone
- P, p
- pedestrian crossing
- pelican crossing
- red light
- reflector
- robot
- stoplight
- street furniture
- streetlight
- thoroughfare
- traffic cone
- zebra crossing
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Examples from literature
- But she had obliquely noticed that he was young and slim, and that he wore three chevrons upon his sleeve.
- Chevrons, service stripes, and campaign medals and badges are a part of the uniform and must be worn as prescribed.
- I suggested to him that he was rather a youngster to be wearing veteran chevrons.
- On his sleeve was the chevron of a petty officer.
- The capitals are all carved, and the arch moulds richly ornamented with chevrons, foliage, and lozenges, as well as many curious figure subjects.