"blood chit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blood chits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blood chit (plural blood chits)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-blood_chit-en-noun-VGci0-VN Disambiguation of Military: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 68 32
  2. A form signed by a passenger on a private or military aircraft, granting indemnity to the flight operator against any accident. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-blood_chit-en-noun-Ik~sO-Nk Disambiguation of Military: 53 47

Inflected forms

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