Broad arrow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
  2. noun a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
  3. noun an arrow with a wide barbed head

WordNet

Definitions
  1. originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow.
Definitions
  1. . (a) An arrow with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.

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