chevron UK /ˈʃɛvɹən/US /ˈʃɛvɹɑn/noun 11verb 1forms 3 noun11 •A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve. •A wide inverted V placed on a shield. •Anything V-shaped similarly to the classic chevron shape.Jejeune's canoe sent a chevron of silver ripples scurrying across the mirror-calm surface as it carved its path through the dark water. — 2019 •A group of birds in flight, when flying in a V formation, as in cranes, ducks, geese, gulls, pelicans and swans.As I stood in amaze-ment, chevron after chevron after chevron of these massive birds crisscrossed the sky, practically blocking out the sun and creating an unparalleled cacophony of sight and sound. — 2013 •(UK) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.I told you that in fact they were called chevrons and it was an exercise by the transport department to teach us to stay two chevrons behind the car in front. — 2009 •A wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world. •Synonym of arrowhead (“horse jump obstacle”). •Any of various symbols. •A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””. •An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol. •(informal) A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex. verb1 •To form or be formed into chevrons...the sheet to be chevroned locks itself into the furrow. — 1963 formschevroned · chevroning · chevrons
