- [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’.