stripe

B2 · Upper Intermediate Plural noun

n. the V-shaped lines on a uniform that show a person's rank in the army or police.

n. chevron-shaped insignia worn on a uniform sleeve to indicate non-commissioned officer rank.

Español:galón

“He was proud to finally earn his third stripe and become a sergeant.”

“After years of disciplined service in the infantry, he was finally awarded the stripes of a senior non-commissioned officer.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Informal

n. a particular type of person or thing.

n. a distinguishing characteristic or category of person; often used in the phrase 'of that stripe'.

“We don't usually see many politicians of that stripe in our small town.”

“The conference attracted activists and intellectuals of every political stripe, leading to a series of remarkably diverse debates.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a way to split computer data across several disks to make it faster or safer.

n. a segment of data distributed across multiple physical storage devices to improve performance or provide redundancy.

“The server uses a data stripe to speed up how fast it can read files.”

“The RAID controller manages the stripe width across the array to optimize the balance between read speeds and fault tolerance.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to draw or paint long lines on something.

v. to mark a surface with stripes of a contrasting color or texture.

“The workers began to stripe the road with fresh white paint.”

“The morning sun began to stripe the forest floor with long, narrow shadows as it rose above the canopy.”