Red Cross

American  

Also red cross

noun

1. an international philanthropic organization Red Cross Society, formed in consequence of the Geneva Convention of 1864, to care for the sick and wounded in war, secure neutrality of nurses, hospitals, etc., and help relieve suffering caused by pestilence, floods, fires, and other calamities.

2. a branch of this organization.

   the American Red Cross.

3. the English national emblem of St. George's cross.

4. Geneva cross.

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Red Cross British  

noun

1. an international humanitarian organization ( Red Cross Society ) formally established by the Geneva Convention of 1864. It was originally limited to providing medical care for war casualties, but its services now include liaison between prisoners of war and their families, relief to victims of natural disasters, etc

2. any national branch of this organization

3. the emblem of this organization, consisting of a red cross on a white background

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Example Sentences

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Red Cross

The U.N. and Red Cross say the conference “offers the clearest path available” toward binding legal rules on the use of such weaponry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The United States has pledged $500,000 in emergency assistance, and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies released $1.4 million.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

If my niece and nephew receive the house and SUV, I would probably ask them to donate half of the proceeds to the Red Cross.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The military’s missing-persons committee wrote to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross asking the organization to visit the pilots after saying its own efforts have been rebuffed by Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

‘I am a German Red Cross nurse,’ she says, pulling some clothes out of her bag.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler