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⇱ SERVICE CAP Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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service cap

noun

: a flat-topped visor cap worn as part of a military uniform compare garrison cap

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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care. —👁 Image
Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap. —👁 Image
Ostap Kin, The New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2022 Thomas Redgate shows a smiling 24-year-old, a service cap crowning his head, a tan tie and shirt underneath his dress uniform. —👁 Image
Denise Coffey, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021 Nearly everyone wears a service cap: Army, Navy, Marines, World War II, Korea, Vietnam. —👁 Image
Donald Bradley, kansascity, 22 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of service cap was in 1826

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“Service cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20cap. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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