Saint Andrew's Cross

noun

1. an X -shaped cross.

Saint Andrew's Cross

noun

1. a diagonal cross with equal arms

2. a white diagonal cross on a blue ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of Saint Andrew's Cross¹

C18: so called because Saint Andrew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, is reputed to have been crucified on a cross of this shape

Example Sentences

Another popular attraction is the Saint Andrew's Cross.

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Alabama’s flag is a giant crimson X, Saint Andrew’s Cross, that’s almost a pentimento of the Confederate flag.

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The Russian navy flag - a blue Saint Andrew's cross on a white field, like an inverted Scottish saltire - flies from the stern.

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It is this and the sense that "thought is not our own until we impart it" to others, that has encouraged me to write these pages—originally a series of papers prepared for the Saint Andrew's Cross, the organ of a Society for which I am glad to profess publicly a deep admiration and affection.

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He hath a pinnace is dearly dight, Saint Andrew’s cross, that is his guide; His pinnace bears nine score men and more, Besides fifteen cannons on every side.

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