English Explanatory Dictionary

naval crown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships, given as a military award in Ancient Rome to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
  2. A naval emblem made up of a circlet with the sails and sterns of ships alternating on top.

Word forms

naval crown naval crowns
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