Victoria Cross

English

Victoria Cross as it appears on Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.

Noun

Victoria Cross (plural Victoria Crosses)

1. The highest military award in the honours system of the United Kingdom, and some members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Its symbol is a form of cross pattée.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "Padre, you should have a row of Victoria Crosses." "No, no, it was my duty."

Synonyms

• VC (abbreviation)

Translations

highest military award

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 維多利亞十字勛章 / 维多利亚十字勋章 (Wéiduōlìyà shízì xūnzhāng)

• Danish: Victoriakors n
• Finnish: Viktorian risti
• French: croix de Victoria f
• German: Victoria-Kreutz n
• Portuguese: Cruz Vitória f