Victoria Cross

noun

1. a British decoration awarded to soldiers and sailors for acts of conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy. : V.C.

Victoria Cross

noun

1. the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to the British and Commonwealth armed forces: instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria

Word History and Origins

Origin of Victoria Cross¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Francis Mellersh was twice awarded Britain's Distinguished Flying Cross and was recommended for the Victoria Cross.

From The Daily Beast

They do heroic things daily, which in a lesser war would have won the Victoria Cross, but in this war are commonplaces.

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Unhappily he was shot down, and the Victoria Cross was awarded to him after his death.

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Unhappily this gallant lad, who was only twenty-two when he won the Victoria Cross, died of wounds six months later.

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You will learn on a later page that he received the Victoria Cross for this fine deed.

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No less than three men have since been recommended for the Victoria Cross for separate acts of heroism in this fight.

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