Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blood chit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: blood- -chit
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A notice carried by military personnel, addressed to any civilians who may come across them when they are in trouble, requesting that assistance be offered to them in such situations.

noun

A form signed by a passenger on a private or military aircraft, granting indemnity to the flight operator against any accident.

Example Sentences

"I was then made to sign a "Blood Chit" known as an "Indemnity Bond". Dick then took me to an aircraft, jumped into the cockpit and strapped me to the seat together with a parachute."
"When I had signed the 'blood chit', giving Air Ministry indemnity in case of accidents, we were ready to take off."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

blood chits (plural)

Questions

What does blood chit mean?: A notice carried by military personnel, addressed to any civilians who may come across them when they are in trouble, requesting that assistance be offered to them in such situations.

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