swastika
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishswastikaswas‧ti‧ka /ˈswɒstɪkə $ ˈswɑː-/ noun [countable] AVDa sign consisting of a cross with each end bent at 90º, used as a sign for the Nazi Party in GermanyExamples from the Corpusswastika• The facade was small but ingeniously worked; scrolls and biblical scenes appeared beside swastikas and rain patterns.• He was a skinhead, and had a line of swastikas tattooed around his neck.• He wore a white ten-gallon hat and black cowboy boots decorated with swastikas and stars.Origin swastika (1800-1900) Sanskrit svastika, from svasti “being well, good luck”