Meanings
coalsack1
nouncoalsack (plural coalsacks)
plural coalsacks · alternative coal-sack · alternative coal sack
- astronomyAny of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
Coalsack2
proper noun
- The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.
Origin
Translations
Finnish hiilisäkki, hiilisäkki
- hiilisäkkia sack for carrying coal
- hiilisäkkispaces in the Milky Way
Irish mála guail
- mála guaila sack for carrying coal
Māori Manakouri, te Pātiki
- Manakourispaces in the Milky Way
- te Pātikispaces in the Milky Way
- Nahaspaces in the Milky Way
- te Ruapātikispaces in the Milky Way
- Te Rua o Māhuspaces in the Milky Way
- Nahadark nebula
- Manakouridark nebula
- Te Pātikidark nebula
- Te Rua-pātikidark nebula
- Te Rua o Māhudark nebula
Cite this entry
APA
coalsack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalsack
MLA
“coalsack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalsack. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalsack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalsack.
Source: coalsack on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.