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

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Latin cross

Then he decided to find a soldier to research genealogically, selecting a random grave in Normandy marked by a Latin cross.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2022

For more than seven decades, Belmont was buried under a Latin cross, what soldiers were generally buried under unless they had “H” on their dog tag for Hebrew.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 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

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 nave, as is usual, is the longest arm of the four, so that the plan is a Latin cross.

From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)