Dictionary Workbench Ondict

hammer and sickle

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

hammer and sickle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Politics
ˌhammer and ˈsickle noun [singular]  1. SIGN/SYMBOLthe sign of a hammer crossing a sickle on a red background, used as a sign of communism 锤子和镰刀(图案)〔共产主义的标志〕2. PSthe flag of the former Soviet Union 苏联国旗
Examples from the Corpus
hammer and sickleIts plastic jacket bore a gold hammer and sickle.Dark background with a red hammer and sickle in the centre.They unfurled their red hammer and sickle pennants.Next to this break room is an architectural model of a proposed Soviet building in the shape of the hammer and sickle.The cistern of his lav is adorned with the hammer and sickle while the stars and stripes is also strategically placed.
ˌhammer and ˈsickle nounChineseSyllable
sign sickle crossing hammer Corpus a the a of


hammer and sickle
ˌhammer and ˈsickle noun [singular]
1. the sign of a hammer crossing a sickle on a red background, used as a sign of communism
2. the flag of the former Soviet Union


hammer and sickleBrE /ˌhæmər ən ˈsɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhæmər ən ˈsɪkl/ 🔊 noun [singular] tools representing the people who work in industry and farming, used on the flag of the former Soviet Union and as a symbol of Communism 锤子和镰刀(代表工人和农民,苏联国旗用以象征共产主义)