What does "chevron" mean?

Chevron: (Mil.) A distinguishing mark, above the elow, on the sleeve of a noncommisioned officer's coat.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Arch.) A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture. Chevron bones (Anat.), The V-shaped subvertebral arches which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.

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