Chevron

Quick meaning: Chevron is a noun meaning A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (heraldry) A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
2. An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.
3. (informal) A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex.
4. A wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world.
5. Synonym of arrowhead (“horse jump obstacle”).
6. 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 “””.
7. (chiefly British) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.

Example Sentences

...the sheet to be chevroned locks itself into the furrow.

Bull fixed the claw under a batten, strained like a sailor at the capstan, shirt off, arms chevroned by elaborate tattoos.

Earlier, in glaring winter daylight, i'd first noticed thin lines chevroning off the edge of each eye into the taut skin of his cheeks.

... as a thick finger with a gob of very slippery jelly or cream comes sliding down the crack now towards his asshole, chevroning the hairs along like topo lines up a river valley.

Word Forms

• chevrons
• cheveron
• chevroning
• chevroned

Synonyms for chevron

Depending on context, synonyms include stripe, wicket, arrowhead, stripes.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stripe, stripes, rocker, hook, viure, cuffband.

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