fiery cross
Americannoun
noun
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a burning cross, used as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan
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a wooden cross with ends charred or dipped in blood formerly used by Scottish Highlanders to summon the clans to battle
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Police drone footage showed the cathedral’s roof as a fiery cross illuminating the night sky.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2019
Dier, improbably, had another big chance a couple of moments later when Lingard thrashed another fiery cross into the danger area.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018
It appeared as a fiery cross in the sky.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2015
Some were inflamed by Orthodox priests who told of a "fiery cross" raised against British rule on the heights of Limassol two nights before.
From Time Magazine Archive
The horsemen sped away like the bearers of the fiery cross.
From Caesar: a Sketch by James Anthony Froude
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