campaign hat

American  

noun

1. a felt hat with a broad, stiff brim and four dents in the crown, formerly worn by personnel in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.

2. a hat resembling this, worn as part of a uniform by forest rangers, state troopers, boy scouts, and other groups.

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Example Sentences

He waved to reporters, with a defeated expression on his face, holding a crumpled red campaign hat in one hand.”

From Fox News • Jun. 23, 2020

But I was nervous as hell as the trooper stepped out of his cruiser, situated his campaign hat and approached the side of my truck.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2018

Trump, who also had a hand in creating his famous red campaign hat, “wanted to weigh in on it,” the aide said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2017

In July 2015, an imperial black felt bicorn campaign hat belonging to French Emperor Napoleon I was sold.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2016

Wise Bob instantly placed a warning finger on his lips, and the girl immediately turned her face the other way, while that campaign hat was drawn further down than ever over the boy's face.

From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Carter, Herbert