Maltese cross

Maltese cross definitions

noun
  • A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points 

  • Synonym of Geneva wheel 

  • A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) 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.