|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

Milky Way

DEFINITIONS OF: Milky Way

1

n the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

Synonyms:
Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System
Type of:
extragalactic nebula, galaxy
(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES