- [countable]
a cross in the shape of an X, especially on a coat of arms or a flag X 形十字；（尤指盾徽或旗子上的）X 形十字图记 - the Saltire[singular]
the flag of Scotland, which is a white saltire on a blue background （蓝底白斜十字的）苏格兰旗，苏格兰圣安德鲁旗
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French saultoir ‘stirrup cord, stile, saltire’, based on Latin saltare ‘to dance’.