Distinguished Service Medal: Meaning and Definition of

Distin'guished Serv'ice Med"al

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious performance of a duty of great responsibility.
  2. a decoration awarded for distinguished conduct in war. Abbr.: D.S.M.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.