Iron Cross
a German medal awarded for outstanding bravery or service during wartime.
(lowercase)Gymnastics. an upright, crosslike position held between the rings, with the arms fully extended laterally and the legs held together and pointed downward.
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How to use Iron Cross in a sentence
Skurnik was far from the only soldier to be awarded the Iron Cross during the Second World War.
The Jews Who Fought for Hitler: ‘We Did Not Help the Germans. We Had a Common Enemy’ | The Telegraph | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Germans rated Garbo their best spy in England; he was even awarded the Iron Cross, something that amused Pujol to no end.
The Spy Who Tricked Hitler: The Story of Double Agent Juan Pujol and D-Day | Stephan Talty | July 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Visitor silently pinned on the patient a specimen of the Iron Cross and as silently left.
She had made no mention of Barrington, how could this man know of the Iron Cross unless his tale were true?
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerNow there is merely an Iron Cross, fixed on the upper part of the block of mountain.
His gray uniform was of richer material than usual and an Iron Cross was pinned upon his breast.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. AltshelerThe central streamer just tipped as it fluttered the top of the Iron Cross which marked the religious nature of the gateway.
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British Dictionary definitions for Iron Cross
the highest decoration for bravery awarded to the German armed forces in wartime: instituted in 1813
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