Maltese cross
Maltese cross
Meaning
Noun
- A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
- A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (species) (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica (species)) of the family Caryophyllaceae
- A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
- A Geneva wheel.
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