Saint Andrew's Cross

American  

noun

1. an X -shaped cross.

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Saint Andrew's Cross British  

noun

1. a diagonal cross with equal arms

2. a white diagonal cross on a blue ground

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Etymology

Origin of Saint Andrew's Cross

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.

From Salon

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

From Washington Post

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

From BBC

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg