broad arrow
Americannoun
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a mark in the shape of a broad arrowhead, placed upon British government property.
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Archery. an arrow having an expanded head.
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Heraldry. pheon.
noun
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a mark shaped like a broad arrowhead designating British government property and formerly used on prison clothing
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an arrow with a broad head
Etymology
Origin of broad arrow
1350–1400; Middle English brod arwe
Example Sentences
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Social significance marks some of the sculptures: one has the broad arrow of the British "Ban the Bomb" movement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Twenty-four whole biscuits, with a due complement of halves, are cut out at one stroke, each of which is at the same time impressed with the broad arrow of Her Most Gracious Majesty.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various
If it had not been for her a broad arrow would as likely as not have been the decoration which he would have gained.
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave
The broad arrow of the King was marked on all white pines, twenty-four inches in diameter, three feet from the ground.
From The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth by Agnes Rothery
"Why it looks like—it is—a broad arrow as I live:" and he went close and looked up at it.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
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