noun
- circular identifying marks or emblems, especially those used on military aircraft
- circular decorative designs or ornaments
- circular windows, especially small ones
Usage: military; aviation
Usage: art; architecture
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The fighter jets displayed bright red, white, and blue roundels on their wings.
- Military aircraft from different countries use distinctive roundels for identification.
- The cathedral’s facade featured decorative stone roundels between the arches.
- Medieval manuscripts often contained illuminated roundels depicting saints.
- The castle’s tower had small roundels that let in just enough light.
- Art historians studied the symbolic meaning of the roundels in the painting.