VICTORIA CROSS


Meaning of VICTORIA CROSS in English

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.