Maltese cross
Knights' eight points
A Maltese cross is a symmetrical cross with four V-shaped arms that widen outward, each arm indented at the tip.
Associated with the Knights of Malta, it appears in military decorations, firefighter insignia, and heraldry.
The shape suggests arrowheads pointing inward toward a common center: The fire department's emblem features a Maltese cross.
Shield bearing heraldry
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- chargeCost or accusation
- fieldArea of specialty
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
argent · sable · or · vert · azure · ermine · blazon · crest
Blaze-fighting public service
- firehouseEmergency responders' headquarters
- engine companyFirefighting unit with truck
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
helmet · apparatus · volunteer · station · chief · company · emblem · shield
Apostle and evangelist
- crusadersPassionate advocates for change
- AmalfiCampanian coastal commune
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- RhodesGreek Aegean island
chivalry · knights · military order · monastic · vows · brotherhood · sovereignty · grand master
escutcheon
Shield bearing heraldry
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- chargeCost or accusation
- fieldArea of specialty
tincture · argent · sable · or · vert · azure · ermine · blazon · crest · emblem
fire department
Blaze-fighting public service
- firehouseEmergency responders' headquarters
- engine companyFirefighting unit with truck
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
insignia · helmet · apparatus · volunteer · station · chief · company · emblem · shield · tradition
St. John
Apostle and evangelist
- crusadersPassionate advocates for change
- AmalfiCampanian coastal commune
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Rhodes · chivalry · knights · military order · monastic · vows · brotherhood · sovereignty · grand master · commandery
concave
Curving inward, not outward
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
polygon · arrowhead · indented · V-shaped · arms · four arms · bifurcated · regular · radial
- crossesrood, corpus, crucifixes, calvaries, potent
- campions
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- knighthoodknight, knights, knight errant, knights errant, Templars
- European Symbolsfleur-de-lis, double-headed eagle, imperial eagle, EU flag, shamrock
- film projectionfilm projector, projector, film reel, reel, spool
Maltese crossLatin cross
Cross with extended bottom
saltire · crescent · Star of David · Greek cross · Celtic cross
Maltese crosshammer and sickle
Communist movement's insignia
swastika · pentagram · Star of David · fleur-de-lis · red cross
cross, crossing, crosses, crossroads, crisscross, crosswalk, crossroad, crossover, crosswise