Red Cross Definition
noun
A red Greek cross on a white ground (Geneva cross), emblem of neutrality in war, adapted from the Swiss flag, with colors reversed, and used since 1864 to mark hospitals, ambulances, etc., esp. in time of war.
Webster's New World
An international organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless in wartime, according to the terms of the Geneva Convention of 1864, and now also during and following natural disasters.
American Heritage Medicine
An international society (in full International Red Cross) for the relief of suffering in time of war or disaster: its emblem is the Geneva cross.
Webster's New World
Any national branch of the International Red Cross.
Webster's New World
pronoun
An international humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless.
Wiktionary
The symbol of this organization.
Wiktionary
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