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coalsack

coalsack noun: a sack for carrying coal.

Noun

coalsack (plural coalsacks)

  1. A sack for carrying coal.
  2. Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.

Proper noun capitalized: Coalsack

Coalsack

  1. The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.

Forms of coalsack

pluralcoalsacks
alternative formcoal-sack
alternative formcoal sack

Origin of coalsack

From coal + sack.

Questions about coalsack

What does coalsack mean?
Coalsack means a sack for carrying coal.
What part of speech is coalsack?
Coalsack can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of coalsack?
The plural of coalsack is coalsacks.

Words near coalsack in the dictionary

  1. coalpots
  2. coalrake
  3. coalrakes
  4. coals
  5. coals to Newcastle
  6. coalsack
  7. coalsacks
  8. coalshed
  9. coalsheds
  10. coalsmoke
  11. Coalson

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