shoulder patch

American  

noun

1. a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.

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shoulder patch British  

noun

1. Also called: shoulder flash.  military an emblem worn high on the arm as an insignia

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Etymology

Origin of shoulder patch

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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shoulder patch

On VKontakte, Shirshov's profile picture is of a Wagner Group shoulder patch.

From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023

Members of the 116th Brigade wore a shoulder patch depicting Jackson mounted on a horse for nearly 30 years, until it adopted a divisional patch in 2007.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2021

Police have said about a dozen items were taken Aug. 3 from the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum in Muskegon, including medals, a shoulder patch and lapel pins.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2019

The 99th came to be known as the Checkerboard Division, a name that originates from soldiers’ shoulder patch design, a five-sided black shield with a horizontal band of blue and white squares.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2016

His shoulder patch was a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln’s profile on a field of pale green.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut