English Explanatory Dictionary

coalsack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sack for carrying coal.
  2. Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
name
  1. The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.

Word forms

coalsack coalsacks coal-sack coal sack

Etymology

From coal + sack.

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