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The broad arrow, of which the pheon is a variant, is a stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point. It is a symbol used traditionally in heraldry, most notably in England, and later by the British government to mark government property. It became particularly associated with the Board of Ordnance, and…

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In heraldry

Use for British Government property

In the American colonies

In Australia

In India

In characterisation of internal combustion engines

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Broad arrow

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples209
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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related to References · 62
Broad arrow → An Analytical Digest, Arms, Army Ordnance, Army Ordnance Association, Ayer Publishing, British, Burnett, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Charles, Colonial Australia, Crimes, Cultural Practice, Dress, Edmund, English, Fairbrother, Fashioned, Foreign, French Glossaries
related to In heraldry · 23
Broad arrow → British, Cambridge, Complete Guide, English, Foreign, Fox-Davies, French Glossaries, Hampden, Heraldry, However, Parker's Glossary, Penshurst, PHEON, Sidney, Sidney Sussex College, Sidney Sussex's, Sydney College, Terms Used, The, This
related to In the American colonies · 23
Broad arrow → Admiralty's, Baltic, Baltics, British, Charter's Mast Preservation Clause, Colonies, Colonists, His Majesty's Woods, However, Initially England, Massachusetts Charter, Mast Preservation Clause, Much, North America, North American, Part, Persons, Surveyor-General, The, This
related to Origins · 21
Broad arrow → Aldermen, Board, Court, Earl, Henry Sydney, However, In, Joint Master-General, King Edward III, King's, London, Master-General, Ordnance, Oxford English Dictionary, Pole, Richard, Romney, Sidney, Sir Philip Sidney, The
related to Newspaper · 18
Broad arrow → Air Force Gazette, During, First World War, In, It, Its, Military Gazette, Military Record, Naval, Navy, Paper, Services, Smith, Son, The Army, The Broad Arrow, The Naval, United Services Review
related to In Australia · 17
Broad arrow → Act, Australian, Australian Army, Crown, Defence, Department, Forests, In Victoria, It, Licences, North-West Expedition, Part, Permits, Queensland, Regulations, The, William Oswald Hodgkinson's
related to In characterisation of internal combustion engines · 13
Broad arrow → Anzani, Aviation, Both, British Napier Lion, Broad, Golden Age, If, Multi-cylinder, Thus, V-12, V-6, Vee, When
related to Later use · 9
Broad arrow → Arrow, Charles, England, English, Portcullice, Privy Council, Seville, Spanish, Thomas Gresham
related to Use for British Government property · 8
Broad arrow → Board, Britain, England, It, King's Navy, Office, Ordnance, The
related to External links · 4
Broad arrow → Broad, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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broad arrow used trees mark british use ordnance heraldry property later pheon two symbol device stores navy naval military board

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
canteensinstance ofthe broad arrow regularly appeared on military boxes and equipment0.80text
bayonetsinstance ofthe broad arrow regularly appeared on military boxes and equipment0.80text
riflesinstance ofthe broad arrow regularly appeared on military boxes and equipment0.80text
Broad arrowrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Broad arrowrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to External linksBroad0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to External linksWikimedia Commons0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to In AustraliaThe0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to In AustraliaAustralian0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to In AustraliaWilliam Oswald Hodgkinson's0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to In AustraliaNorth-West Expedition0.60section
Broad arrowrelated to In AustraliaQueensland0.60section

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