"Maltese cross" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Maltese crosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Maltese cross (plural Maltese crosses)
  1. A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points Synonyms: cross of Malta Related terms: Translations (cross): Maltan risti (Finnish), croix de Malte [feminine] (French), Malteserkreuz [neuter] (German), Cros Mháltach [feminine] (Irish), cruz de Malta [feminine] (Portuguese), malteserkors [neuter] (Swedish), johanniterkors [neuter] (Swedish), johannitkors [neuter] (Swedish), maltakors [neuter] (Swedish), мальтійський хре́ст (malʹtijsʹkyj xrést) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Maltese_cross-en-noun-C~tH96wP Categories (other): Crosses Disambiguation of Crosses: 42 25 16 17 Disambiguation of 'cross': 100 0 0 0
  2. A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae Synonyms (Lychnis chalcedonica): burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross, nonesuch Translations (plant): 皺葉剪秋羅 /皱叶剪秋罗 (Chinese Mandarin), loitev tulinelk (Estonian), palavarakkaus (Finnish), lychnis croix de Malte ou croix de Jérusalem [feminine] (French), Brennende Liebe [feminine] (German), égőszerelem (Hungarian), firletka chalcedońska [feminine] (Polish), arșinic (Romanian), croes Malta [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Maltese_cross-en-noun-sVHOI3KY Disambiguation of 'Lychnis chalcedonica': 3 79 2 16 Disambiguation of 'plant': 0 100 0 0
  3. (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
    Sense id: en-Maltese_cross-en-noun-Xd7D5xMz Categories (other): Gymnastics Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. Synonym of Geneva wheel Synonyms: Geneva wheel [synonym, synonym-of]
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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