red cross

1. 1.

   an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime

   Broadernongovernmental organization

Questions about red cross

What does red cross mean?

red cross means "an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime".

Is red cross a common word?

red cross is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.