"iron cross" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iron crosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} iron cross (plural iron crosses)
  1. (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body. Categories (topical): Gymnastics Categories (lifeform): Oxalidales order plants Translations (gymnastics position): ristiriipunta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-iron_cross-en-noun-irtC6MOd Disambiguation of Oxalidales order plants: 10 11 41 37 Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'gymnastics position': 60 13 7 20
  2. (sports, moguls freestyle skiing) an acrobatic maneuver where the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90 degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis form a right-angle cross Categories (topical): Sports Categories (lifeform): Oxalidales order plants
    Sense id: en-iron_cross-en-noun-XTwU54fh Disambiguation of Oxalidales order plants: 10 11 41 37 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. A house plant, Oxalis tetraphylla. Categories (lifeform): Oxalidales order plants Synonyms (Oxalis tetraphylla): lucky clover, four-leaf sorrel, four-leaved pink-sorrel Translations (Oxalis tetraphylla): onnenkäenkaali (Finnish), onnenapila (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-iron_cross-en-noun-wmoAhD-y Disambiguation of Oxalidales order plants: 10 11 41 37 Disambiguation of 'Oxalis tetraphylla': 5 3 65 27 Disambiguation of 'Oxalis tetraphylla': 5 3 66 26
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Iron Cross, a cross pattée used as a German military decoration. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Iron Cross (extra: a cross pattée used as a German military decoration) Categories (lifeform): Oxalidales order plants Synonyms: crucifix [gymnastics, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Related terms (freestyle moguls skiing): twister, spread, daffy, cossack, JLB
    Sense id: en-iron_cross-en-noun-XTio00S2 Disambiguation of Oxalidales order plants: 10 11 41 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 8 29 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 5 20 62 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 7 25 53 Disambiguation of 'freestyle moguls skiing': 12 22 20 46

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