service stripe

service stripe

noun Military.
a stripe worn on the left sleeve by an enlisted person to indicate a specific period of time served on active duty.

Origin:
1915–20
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Service stripe is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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service stripe

noun
an insignia worn to indicate years of service 
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