ROUNDEL

Roundel

A roundel in heraldry is a disc; the term is also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours.

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roundel

Noun

  1. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
  2. A roundelay or rondelay.
  3. A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
  4. A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
  5. a circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
  6. A bastion of a circular form.


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