iron cross

See also: Iron Cross

English

Noun

iron cross (plural iron crosses)

(gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
(sports, moguls freestyle skiing) an acrobatic maneuver where the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90 degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis form a right-angle cross
A house plant, Oxalis tetraphylla.

Synonyms

(gymnastics): crucifix
(Oxalis tetraphylla): lucky clover, four-leaf sorrel, four-leaved pink-sorrel

Translations

gymnastics position

Finnish: ristiriipunta (fi)

skiing maneuver

Oxalis tetraphylla

Finnish: onnenkäenkaali, onnenapila (fi)

See also

(freestyle moguls skiing): twister, spread, daffy, cossack, JLB

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