RED CROSS
\ɹˈɛd kɹˈɒs], \ɹˈɛd kɹˈɒs], \ɹ_ˈɛ_d k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s]\
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A hospital or ambulance service established as a result of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of 1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid and relief during great calamities; also, a member or worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of neutrality; the Geneva cross.
By Oddity Software
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A hospital or ambulance service established as a result of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of 1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid and relief during great calamities; also, a member or worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of neutrality; the Geneva cross.
By Noah Webster.
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An international agency providing various humanitarian services.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A red Greek cross on a white ground, adopted by the Geneva Convention, in 1864, as the sign of neutrality in war; Red Cross, a society for helping the sick and wounded in war, and for other benevolent purposes; the members wear a red cross on a white ground.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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