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Silver Cross

Silver Cross noun: a high-level military service award.

Noun

Silver Cross (plural Silver Crosses)

  1. A high-level military service award.
    1. (Canada) A Canadian award for those who died in active service, such as in combat

Forms of Silver Cross

pluralSilver Crosses

Origin of Silver Cross

From silver + cross from the shape of the medal, being cross-shaped, and the colouration of the medal, being silvery.

Words formed from Silver Cross

  • Silver Cross Family
  • Silver Cross Father
  • Silver Cross Mother

Questions about Silver Cross

What does Silver Cross mean?
Silver Cross means a high-level military service award.
What part of speech is Silver Cross?
Silver Cross is a noun.
What is the plural of Silver Cross?
The plural of Silver Cross is Silver Crosses.

Words near Silver Cross in the dictionary

  1. silver chloride
  2. silver chub
  3. Silver City
  4. silver cluster cactus
  5. Silver Creek
  6. Silver Cross
  7. Silver Crosses
  8. silver cyanide
  9. silver cyanides
  10. silver darling
  11. silver darlings

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