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rating badge

noun

, U.S. Navy.
  1. a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rating badge1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

He was quickly furnished with a new uniform and a rating badge, the latter showing that he was a petty officer.

He is an enlisted man, rated a chief petty officer, and wears the eagle rating-badge.

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