vela
noun
plural of velum.
vela
1 American
[vee-luh]
/ ˈvi lə /
noun
Vela
2
American
[vee-luh, vey-]
/ ˈvi lə, ˈveɪ- /
noun
Astronomy.
Velorum
genitive
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the Sail, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.
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U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of reconnaissance satellites designed to detect nuclear explosions.
Vela
British
/ ˈviːlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Vela
< Latin, plural of vēlum sail
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She sat patiently as ardent beauticians prepared her for her formal investiture, a highlight of the three-day festival — or vela — that celebrates muxe culture here every November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
This weekend's festival is called the "True Fearless Seekers of Danger" vela, a name that harkens to the risk many members of the community face.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2023
For it is the vela discovered, denounced, and made over to them by Pedro Vicente.
From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
The roof of the fourth ventricle widens out very much and remains largely epithelial as the superior and inferior medullary vela.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
DHL Global Forwarding, the company’s freight specialist arm, is set to use the wind-powered boats from Vela starting next year, the companies told WSJ Pro Sustainable Business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Vela was also co-founded by François Gabart, a professional yacht racer that Fernandez-Ferri called “the Michael Jordan of sailing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
In many ways, Son has been as good a fit for the team as Carlos Vela, who was the franchise's flagship signing before its first MLS season in 2018.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Vela, an MLS MVP and the league’s single-season scoring champion, was often moody and aloof during his seven years at LAFC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
For example, an American Vela satellite detected an intense double flash of light from the vicinity of the South Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean on September 22, 1979.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Although none were as spectacular as γ Velorum, this effort more than doubled the catalog of known Wolf-Rayets.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023
The closest is approximately 1,000 light-years away in the Gamma Velorum star system, which is visible from the Southern Hemisphere.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 17, 2023
The brightest is γ Velorum with m = 2.22.
From Lectures on Stellar Statistics by Charlier, Carl Vilhelm Ludvig
It lies between φ Velorum and α Crucis.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
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