Latin cross

American  

noun

1. an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.

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Latin cross British  

noun

1. a cross the lowest arm of which is longer than the other three

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Etymology

Origin of Latin cross

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

His remains were buried underneath a Latin cross in an American military cemetery in Luxembourg.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

American Humanist Association, in which the court upheld a government sponsored display of a Latin cross as a war memorial.

From Slate • May 4, 2022

Boston that it has a right to display a flag bearing the Latin cross in front of Boston’s City Hall?

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2022

The Latin cross headstones adorning the graves of five U.S. soldiers buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial will be replaced with the Star of David.

From Fox News • Feb. 11, 2020

The plan of the Norman church of St. Paul's was the Latin cross.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George