Associations to the word «Chevron»

CHEVRON, noun. A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve

CHEVRON, noun. (heraldiccharge) A wide inverted V placed on a shield.

CHEVRON, noun. (chiefly British) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.

CHEVRON, noun. A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.

CHEVRON, noun. An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.

CHEVRON, noun. (informal) A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex.

CHEVRON, verb. To form or be formed into chevrons

CHEVRON BONE, noun. (anatomy) Any of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.

CHEVRON BONES, noun. Plural of chevron bone

CHEVRON, noun. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait".

CHEVRON, noun. An inverted V-shaped charge.