Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C chevron: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chev•ron Pronunciation: (shev'run), [key] — n. a badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers, police officers, etc., as an indication of rank, service, or the like. an ornament in this form, as on a molding. Also calledherringbone (def. 2a). an ordinary in the form of an inverted Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chevron (Thesaurus) chevrette chevronel ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: legerdemain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language