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

After flying back to Los Angeles last month, Ms. Harris has stood with firefighters in Altadena, greeted evacuees at a Red Cross shelter and toured fire damage in Pacific Palisades. —Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

State of play: Dallas-Fire Rescue will test the blood transfusions for six months with help from the American Red Cross and Parkland BioTel, which provides medical direction for EMS agencies. —Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025

American Red Cross blood drive: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive. —La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025

Months later, a packet arrived in the mail from the American Red Cross. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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