campaign hat
Americannoun
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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.
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a hat resembling this, worn as part of a uniform by forest rangers, state troopers, boy scouts, and other groups.
Example Sentences
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As Mr. DeSantis worked a rope line after his speech, one man handed him a campaign hat to sign.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2023
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
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
The campaign hat, while still de rigueur for the less formal functions of army society, such as reveille and mess, is rapidly going out of date.
From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
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