VELA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis

Example:

because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called 'the Sails'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Holonyms ("Vela" is a part of...):

Argo (formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela)

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