Silver Star

noun

: a U.S. military decoration awarded for gallantry in action

called also Silver Star Medal

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Travis was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star with valor. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024 As part of the closures, Amtrak launched the Floridian line — a temporary combination of the Capitol Limited and Silver Star lines — to minimize disruptions. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024 Anyone who walks along Colonial Avenue or Silver Star Road, where sidewalks adjoin speeding traffic lanes, knows that modestly encouraging numbers don’t tell the full story of pedestrian risk in Central Florida. Bert Robinson, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024 Peckham still is searching for her father’s missing Silver Star, which was not in the bank deposit box. Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Silver Star 

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Silver Star was in 1932

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“Silver Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Silver%20Star. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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