Coalsack
or Coal Sack
[ kohl-sak ]
nounAstronomy.
a dark nebula in the southern constellation Crux, whose dust particles obscure light from Milky Way stars behind it.
Origin of Coalsack
1- Also called Southern Coalsack.
Words Nearby Coalsack
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British Dictionary definitions for Coal Sack
Coal Sack
noun
a dark nebula in the Milky Way close to the Southern Cross
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