Latin cross

American

noun

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

Latin cross British

noun

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

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Latin cross

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

Standing watch over Section 18 is a white, 13-foot-tall Latin cross.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2019

The hilts of these weapons are always in the form of a Latin cross, and are adorned with five nails of copper arranged to represent a cross.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam

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