English Dictionary

broad arrow

名詞

A stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point; used traditionally in heraldry, and later by the British government to mark government property and convict uniforms.

日本語の意味

伝統的に紋章学で用いられる、突起（タン）と両側に広がる2つの鋭い突起（バーブ）が一点で合流する形状の、金属製矢じりの装飾的な表現。 / 後にイギリス政府が、政府所有物の識別や囚人制服などに印を付ける目的で使用した記章。

The inspector stamped the old rifle with the broad arrow before it was decommissioned.

検査官は、その古いライフルが退役する前に、柄と先端で合わさる二つの返しを持つ金属の矢じりを図案化した印章を刻印した。

意味（1）

A stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point; used traditionally in heraldry, and later by the British government to mark government property and convict uniforms.

Their boats were manned by convicts, dressed in prison clothing, freely decorated with numbers and emblazoned all over with the ominous broad arrow.

broad arrows （ plural ）