Saltire

//ˈsæl.taɪə//

Synonyms for "saltire" (70 found)

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Synonyms

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derived

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related to

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Translations

9 translations across 5 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries
  • vinoristi noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)

French

1 entries
  • sautoir noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)

German

2 entries
  • Andreaskreuz noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)
  • Schrägkreuz noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • crann noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)

Swedish

4 entries
  • X-kors noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)
  • andreaskors noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)
  • krysskors noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)
  • snedkors noun (ordinary in the shape of a cross)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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That coat of arms has a saltire.

Source: tatoeba (9769607)

But the World Cup winning veteran's left boot was awry again, the attempt sliced horribly wide of the left upright, and the saltires were waving aloft again a moment later when a long pass in the England midfield was picked off to almost offer up a breakaway try.

Source: wiktionary

It was early August. In the Borders, there were few signs yet of a campaign that could take Scotland out of the United Kingdom. A large Y-E-S hung in separate letters from a tree on the road from Coldstream to Kelso. There wasn't a N-O to match it, but Kelso town hall flew both the saltire and the union jack.

Source: wiktionary

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