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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 and Fire Department’s Victims Assistance unit are working with the apartment management to obtain shelter.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
Some members of the American Red Cross were deployed to support the family and their neighbors.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
That means donations to the group are tax deductible, like gifts to a food bank or the American Red Cross.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Shelters have opened across the region, including nine by the American Red Cross.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
Through collaborations with Narok's County and National Government, Mara Elephant Project, and community members, 36 people have been rescued by air and 25 through an aqua rescue team, Kenya Red Cross said.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 2 May 2024
The American Red Cross is helping coordinate emergency aid.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
To help fill that void, the Palestine Red Crescent Society—a chapter of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global humanitarian network—has stepped up to provide first aid, medical treatment, humanitarian aid, and psychosocial support to the Palestinian people.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024
Half of Kenya's 47 counties have been affected by the flooding, which has killed at least 32 people and displaced more than 40,000 others from their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which cited the Kenya Red Cross Society.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Cross. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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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