A plain cross in which the vertical part below the horizontal is longer than the other three parts.
拉丁十字架横档以下垂直部分较其他三个部分长
Example sentencesExamples
The navy adopted the Latin cross as the cap insignia for Christian chaplains in 1863, the first faith-specific insignia approved for wear in the U.S. armed forces.
This sign with its staff nailed to the top of the cross would have given it somewhat the characteristic form of the Latin cross.
The Latin crosses in one of the crossbands are the only other indication that this sampler was worked at a Catholic school.
Its clergy rejected Wren's daring central design and got a boring Latin cross instead.
The site was then sealed and a large Latin cross was erected above it.
Definition of Latin cross in US English:
Latin cross
noun
A plain cross in which the vertical part below the horizontal is longer than the other three parts.
拉丁十字架横档以下垂直部分较其他三个部分长
Example sentencesExamples
This sign with its staff nailed to the top of the cross would have given it somewhat the characteristic form of the Latin cross.
Its clergy rejected Wren's daring central design and got a boring Latin cross instead.
The navy adopted the Latin cross as the cap insignia for Christian chaplains in 1863, the first faith-specific insignia approved for wear in the U.S. armed forces.
The Latin crosses in one of the crossbands are the only other indication that this sampler was worked at a Catholic school.
The site was then sealed and a large Latin cross was erected above it.