DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER


Meaning of DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER in English

( abbr the DSO ) n

a British medal for brave actions, given since 1886 to officers in the Royal Navy and the Army and now also to officers in the Royal Air Force and the merchant navy (= the country’s commercial ships).

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.