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victoria cross
OXFORD DICTIONARY
victoria cross, n. a decoration awarded for conspicuous bravery in the armed services, instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856.
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victoria cross
Trophy
N trophy, medal, prize, palm, award, laurel, laurels, bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown, insignia, feather in one's cap, decoration, garland, triumphal arch, Victoria Cross, Iron Cross, triumph, flying colors, monumentum aere perennius, for valor.For further exploring for "victoria cross" in Webster Dictionary Online