Red Cross

noun

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

Examples of Red Cross in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The American Red Cross of the Mile High Area opened an evacuation center at the Douglas County Fairgrounds at 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock, according to a news release. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 July 2025

The Salvation Army and American Red Cross will be setting up food kitchens in coming days, Gov. Bush said. —Miami Herald, 11 July 2025

Lazy Dog On July 16, 100 percent of proceeds at the restaurant’s disaster relief fundraiser will be donated to American Red Cross Disaster Relief. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025

American Red Cross volunteers were on site helping families at a south Charlotte apartment complex Thursday morning as fire investigators walked through the charred remains of units that were burned in a two-alarm fire. —Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Red Cross

• across
• backcross
• crisscross
• lacrosse
• recross
• tomas
• albatross
• applesauce
• barabbas
• helios
• kshatriyas
• blas

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