Maltese cross

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Maltese cross (plural Maltese crosses)

  2. (heraldry) A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
    Synonym: cross of Malta
    Hypernyms: cross < charge
    Coordinate terms: cross pattée, Iron Cross, Victoria Cross, cross flory, cross crosslet, cross moline, see others
  4. (botany) A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae
    Synonyms: burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross, nonesuch
  6. (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
    Hypernyms: planche < stance, position
  8. (mechanics) Synonym of Geneva wheel.

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