DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

Meaning of DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS in English

( abbr the DSC ) n

a British medal for brave actions, given to officers in the Royal Navy since 1914 and in the merchant navy (= the country’s commercial ships) since 1942.

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — noun Date: 1914 a British military decoration awarded for distinguished service against the enemy, a United States Army decoration awarded …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — U.S. Army. a bronze medal awarded for extraordinary heroism in military action against an armed enemy. Abbr.: D.S.C.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — medal given to honor exceptional heroism in combat (in the U.S. and British military)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — Date: 1914 1. : a British military decoration awarded for distinguished service against the enemy 2. : a United States …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — Function: noun Date: 1914 1 : a British military decoration awarded for distinguished service against the enemy 2 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — [Distinguished Service Cross] n (1914) 1: a British military decoration awarded for distinguished service against the enemy 2: a U.S. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — крест "За выдающиеся заслуги" (им награждаются младшие офицеры ВМС и морской пехоты (Royal Marines), а тж. командный состав торгового флота. …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — крест "За выдающиеся заслуги" Военная награда США в Сухопутных войсках и ВВС; этот крест и Военно-морской крест [Navy Cross] - вторая …
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — крест "За выдающиеся заслуги" Военная награда США в Сухопутных войсках и ВВС; этот крест и Военно-морской крест [Navy Cross] - …
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS — крест "За выдающиеся заслуги" (им награждаются младшие офицеры ВМС и морской пехоты [Royal Marines], а тж. командный состав торгового флота. …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
DISTINGUISHED — inila
English-Visayan vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — adjective Date: 1714 marked by eminence, distinction, or excellence , befitting an eminent person , see: famous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROSS — I Principal symbol of Christianity , recalling the crucifixion of Jesus . There are four basic iconogaphic representations: the crux …
Английский словарь Британика
SERVICE — I. ˈsərvə̇s, ˈsə̄v-, ˈsəiv- dial ˈsärv- or ˈsȧv- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English servise, service, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs also ˈkräs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cros, crosse, from Old English cros, from Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — -sht adjective 1. a. : marked by eminence and distinction : noted for significant achievement or great dignity under the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — (a.) Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and …
Английский словарь Webster
DISTINGUISHED — (a.) Marked; special.
Английский словарь Webster
DISTINGUISHED — (imp. & p. p.) of Distinguish
Английский словарь Webster
DISTINGUISHED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Distinguish
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — ( a. ) Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — ( a. ) Marked; special.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVICE — service 1 /serr"vis/ , n., adj., v., serviced, servicing . n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — — distinguishedly , adv. /di sting"gwisht/ , adj. 1. made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSS — — crossable , adj. — crossability , n. /kraws, kros/ , n., v., adj., crosser, crossest . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — adjective Date: 1714 1. : marked by eminence, distinction, or excellence distinguished leadership 2. : befitting an eminent person a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — adj marked; special. 2. distinguished ·impf & ·p.p. of distinguish. 3. distinguished ·adj separated from others by distinct difference; having, …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
CROSS — [cross] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. ON or OIr; ON kross, fr. OIr cros, fr. L cruc-, crux] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROSS — the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion …
Britannica English vocabulary
SERVICE — / ˈsɜːvɪs; NAmE ˈsɜːrv-/ noun , verb ■ noun PROVIDING STH 1. [ C ] a system that provides sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — / dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt; NAmE / adjective 1. very successful and admired by other people : a distinguished career in medicine 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSS — / krɒs; NAmE krɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun MARK ON PAPER 1. [ C ] a mark …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVICE — I. ser ‧ vice 1 S1 W1 /ˈsɜːvəs, ˈsɜːvɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISTINGUISHED — dis ‧ tin ‧ guished /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . successful, respected, and admired: a long and distinguished career …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROSS — I. cross 1 S2 W2 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ BrE AmE verb 1 . GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER [intransitive …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SERVICE — n. & v. --n. 1 the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SERVICE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /krɒs, AM krɔ:s/ ( crosses, crossing, crossed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVICE — ( services, servicing, serviced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: For meaning …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTINGUISHED — 1. If you describe a person or their work as distinguished , you mean that they have been very successful …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus service (= a service that provides regular buses ) ▪ It's a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a distinguished guest (= one who has done something that people respect or admire ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROSS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border ) ▪ There …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — [adjective]A person or their work might be described as distinguished if they or their work are respected because of their …
Cambridge English vocab
CROSS — n. Cross River cross section cross country running cross country skiing cross fertilization thread cross John of the Cross Saint …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — adj. Distinguished is used with these nouns: ↑ artist , ↑ biologist , ↑ career , ↑ chemist , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CROSS — n. 25B6; noun a bronze cross : CRUCIFIX, rood. we all have our crosses to bear : BURDEN, trouble, worry, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTINGUISHED — adj. 1 celebrated, famous, illustrious, noted, renowned, notable, noteworthy, pre-eminent, eminent, prominent, honoured, respected, honourable Churchill was one of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISTINGUISHED — прил. 1) выдающийся, известный (for) distinguished guest distinguished appearance distinguished service Syn : outstanding 2) изысканный, утонченный; изящный, необычный, тонкий …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROSS- — в сложных словах имеет значение: поперечный, идущий напрямик - cross-bar поперечина - cross-country бездорожный, идущий напрямик - cross-cut кратчайший путь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISTINGUISHED — a 1. 1> известный, выдающийся distinguished writer - известный писатель distinguished career - блистательная карьера distinguished for valour - прославившийся …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROSS- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. поперечный, идущий напрямик: cross-bar - поперечина cross-country - бездорожный, идущий напрямик cross-cut - кратчайший …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SERVICE — 1) служба 2) работа; функционирование 3) эксплуатация 4) обслуживание, сервис || обслуживать 5) техническое обслуживание и (текущий) ремонт || проводить …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CROSS — 1) крест; крестовина 2) пересечение || пересекать(ся) 3) горн. сбойка; просек 4) случайный контакт, схлёстывание ( проводов ) 5) связь …
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