COALSACK


Meaning of COALSACK in English

/kohl"sak'/ , n. Astron.

a dark nebula in the southern constellation Crux, whose dust particles obscure light from Milky Way stars behind it. Also, Coal Sack . Also called Southern Coalsack .

[ 1625-35; COAL + SACK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .