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Meanings of shoulder board in English

Epaulets that indicate rank.

Usage of shoulder board in English
1
He was bareheaded, in khakis and moccasins, and apparently never wore shoulder boards.
And the deep blue sea
2
With him was a captain with the distinctive NKVD shoulder boards.
Beautiful assassin
3
The uniforms were without insignia and without shoulder boards.
A Russian Journal
4
The senior officer was a woman, a major by the stars on her shoulder boards.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
5
He was dressed in a gray uniform with the square shoulder boards of the Foreign Office.
A Russian Journal
6
He was wearing a faux white naval jacket replete with shoulder boards and a sleeve insignia.
Don't blink
7
He was in tropical whites, the shirt having short sleeves and shoulder boards bearing four gold stripes.
And the deep blue sea
8
After a perceptible moment, during which she looked at his shoulder boards, a faint light of recognition crossed her face.
The Young Lions