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COALSACK
Proper noun
Coalsack
The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.
Etymology
Noun
coalsack (plural coalsacks)
A sack for carrying coal.
(astronomy) Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
Source: Wiktionary
Coal"sack`, n. [Coal + 2d sack.] (Astron.)
Definition: Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the Black Magellanic Cloud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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