green cross
now historical
adjective
Designating an artillery shell, marked with a green cross, which releases poisonous gas, originally used at Ypres during the First World War (1914–18); (also) designating the gas (a mix typically including phosgene) released by such a shell.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Times. After German Grünkreuz.
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