Red Cross

noun

: a red Greek cross on a white background used as the emblem of the International Red Cross

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Member of the Board American Red Cross Greater North Texas Region, former member of the board, Fort Worth Symphony. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 The American Red Cross was called to assist seven people who were displaced by the fire. Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 The company is also expected to present $350,000 in Wawa gift cards to national and local charities, including: American Red Cross, Breakthrough T1D, Check Out Hunger/Feeding America Food Banks, Children's Miracle Network, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Special Olympics and the USO. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 At a broader level, the American Red Cross moved from a sequential to parallel approach to reduce their response time in disasters from six to two days. George Bradt, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Red Cross

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Red Cross was in 1866

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“Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Cross. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

red cross

noun
: a red cross on a white background used as an emblem for hospitals and for an international organization that provides aid especially in areas of war or disaster

Medical Definition

Red Cross

noun
: a red Greek cross on a white ground adopted by the Geneva convention of 1864 as the emblem to identify noncombat installations, vehicles, and personnel ministering to the sick and wounded in war and now used as the emblem of the International Red Cross and its affiliates not only in war but in disaster relief and other humanitarian services

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