• Armband

    Full definition of armband

    Noun

    armband

    (plural armbands)
    1. A band worn around the arm usually to symbolize protest or mourning.
      • 2011, November 10, Jeremy Wilson, tEngland Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report, A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.
    2. An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water
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