n ( abbr VC )
the highest British military award for courage in war. It was first given by Queen Victoria in 1856, and has the form of a cross with a crown and a lion in the centre and the words ‘For Valour’:
Leonard Cheshire VC.
n ( abbr VC )
the highest British military award for courage in war. It was first given by Queen Victoria in 1856, and has the form of a cross with a crown and a lion in the centre and the words ‘For Valour’:
Leonard Cheshire VC.
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005