Victoria Cross

English

Noun

Victoria Cross (plural Victoria Crosses)

1. The highest military award in the honours system of the United Kingdom, and some members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "Padre, you should have a row of Victoria Crosses." "No, no, it was my duty."

Synonyms

• VC (abbreviation)

Translations

highest military award

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 維多利亞十字勛章／维多利亚十字勋章 (Wéiduōlìyà shízì xūnzhāng)

• Danish: Victoriakors n
• Finnish: Viktorian risti
• French: croix de Victoria f
• German: Victoria-Kreutz n
• Portuguese: Cruz Vitória f