armband

noun

arm·​band ˈärm-ˌband 

: a band worn around the arm

especially : a band worn around the arm for identification or in mourning

Examples of armband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

King Charles, 76, will wear a black armband on his military uniform, as will his son Prince William. —Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 June 2025

Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands during the military parade as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025

At Brentford, Christian Norgaard and Pontus Jansson wore the armband under Frank, traditional heart-on-the-sleeve ‘leader’ types. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 June 2025

Nazi Germany offers a darker lesson: By late 1933, many Heidelberg students wore SA armbands and harassed or beat Jewish classmates — abuses documented as early as 1931 and often tolerated by faculty. —Carlo J.v. Caro, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

arm entry 1 + band entry 1

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for armband

• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand
• farmland