Great Dog

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Canis Major.

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Great Dog British  

noun

1. the English name for Canis Major

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Example Sentences

Standing by the Hunter’s foot, the Great Dog is an easy-to-find constellation visible from most areas of the world, thanks to being positioned just south of the celestial equator.

From National Geographic

Under the headline “Arrival of the Great Dog Judge,” one article reported that he had crossed the Atlantic “and is now quartered at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel.”

From New York Times

The constellation Canis Major, the Great Dog, is remarkable for containing Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon a sarcophagus lies an effigy of the Great Dog with his good sword at his side; above is his equestrian statue in full armour.

From Project Gutenberg

It forms part of the constellation of the Great Dog, and lies to the south of Orion near the extreme limit of our vision into the Southern hemisphere in our latitudes.

From Project Gutenberg