пого́н

fairly common #4361C2

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
shoulder strap, shoulder board, epaulettemilitary
У него на пого́нах три звезды́.
He has three stars on his shoulder boards.
Usually in the plural (погоны); part of a uniform, shows rank.

Examples

Майорские погоны он носил с гордостью.
He wore his major’s shoulder boards with pride.
Он получил сержантские погоны только через год.
He received his sergeant's insignia only a year later.
Лейтенантские погоны блестели на солнце.
The lieutenant's shoulder boards glittered in the sunlight.
Том - о́боротень в пого́нах.
Tom is a crooked cop.
Он с гордостью носил офицерские погоны.
He wore his officer’s shoulder boards with pride.
Мастер, нашивший погоны, служил в армии двадцать лет.
The master who sewed on the shoulder boards had served in the army for twenty years.
На его погонах блестели новые звёздочки.
New stars gleamed on his shoulder boards.