Sac

¹

[sak, sawk]

noun

plural

Sacs ,

plural

Sac .

1. Sauk.

sac

²

[sak]

noun

1. a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.

SAC

³

Or S.A.C.

[sak]

noun

1. Strategic Air Command.

SAC

¹

abbreviation

1. Special Area of Conservation

sac

²

/ sæk /

noun

1. a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant

sac

1. A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.

Other Word Forms

• saclike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sac¹

First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin saccus “bag, sackcloth”; sack ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sac¹

C18: from French, from Latin saccus; see _sack ¹

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the cul de sac, a street design much in favor with the architects of suburban developments, have become artificial catchments for these highly flammable weeds.

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Democrats won because they focused on the cost of living and in most races avoided the leftist cultural cul de sacs of the Biden years.

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The next day she was diagnosed with pericarditis - an inflammation of the fluid-filled sac around the heart.

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“It’s quality at-bats, quality outs, moving guys over, getting sac flies, bringing defenses in if you move them over,” Freeman said.

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Froome's wife Michelle has since told The Times, external that doctors discovered a pericardial rupture - an injury where the sac that surrounds the heart is torn - during surgery which they were able to repair.

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