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☆ battle star

  1. a small star worn on a campaign ribbon, awarded to a member of the armed forces for participation in a particular battle or campaign: after 1962 officially termed service star
  2. a star awarded to, and often painted on the side of, a ship, submarine, etc. for specific combat activities

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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