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Red Cross
noun
: a red Greek cross on a white background used as the emblem of the International Red Cross
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The next Red Cross Bloodmobile will be noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Peace Lutheran.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Members of the Congolese Red Cross and civil protection workers bury dozens of victims of the recent clashes at a cemetery in Goma on Tuesday.
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Reuters, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
The American Red Cross is searching for new shelter accommodations after the Pasadena Convention Center requested the removal of victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in order to return to its normal filming schedule this week.
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Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
This event is being held in conjunction with the American Red Cross and is an opportunity to help replenish blood supplies.
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Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Cross. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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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