Meaning & use

Purple Heart

proper noun·Advanced

A U.S. military decoration awarded to service members wounded or killed while serving.

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Her grandfather received a Purple Heart after being wounded during the war.

The museum displayed dozens of Purple Hearts donated by veterans' families.

A note on using this word

Always capitalized; it honors combat injury or death and is among the oldest U.S. military awards still given.

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