MILKY WAY


Meaning of MILKY WAY in English

noun

Etymology: Middle English, translation of Latin via lactea

1. usually capitalized M&W : a broad luminous irregular band of light stretching completely around the celestial sphere, visible only at night, and caused by the light of myriads of faint stars ; specifically : milky way galaxy

2. : galaxy

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.