| 单词 | oak-leaf cluster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoak-leaf cluster oak-leaf cluster n. U.S. a bronze or silver insignia in the form of an oak leaf, or group of oak leaves, issued to holders of certain military decorations to mark actions considered worthy of a second or subsequent award of the same decoration (the silver generally being equivalent to five of the bronze). ΚΠ 1919 R. E. Wyllie Romance Mil. Insignia in National Geographic Mag. Dec. 493/1 No Medal of Honor has yet been decorated by the addition of an Oakleaf cluster. 1946 Mil. Affairs 10 40/1 For ‘inspiring leadership and tactical skill’ in those operations General Malony received an oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal awarded to him in World War I. 1992 K. Follett Lie Down with Lions 80 Someone dumped the notification on his bed while he was in the john, and he found it when he came back, along with another Oak Leaf Cluster, his twenty-fifth (they were passing out medals kind of fast in those days). < as lemmas |
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