Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun broad_arrow

3 senses of broad arrow

Sense 1
broad arrow -- (an arrowhead mark identifying British government property)
       => marker, marking, mark -- (a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")

Sense 2
broad arrow -- (a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing)
       => mark -- (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark")

Sense 3
broad arrow -- (an arrow with a wide barbed head)
       => arrow -- (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)