crucifix position
English
Noun
crucifix position (plural crucifix positions)
- (gymnastics, wrestling) A posture of the body wherein the legs are kept straight together and the arms are extended horizontally.
- 2007, Philippe Grimbert, Secret (page 26)
- He shines in the gym, floors his opponents in Greco-Roman wrestling and effortlessly holds a crucifix position on the rings.
- 2007, Philippe Grimbert, Secret (page 26)