Vela

Ve·la  (vl, v-)

n.

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Pyxis and Carina.

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[Latin vla, pl. of vlum, a covering.]

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ve·la  (vl)

n.

Plural of velum.

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Vela [ˈviːlə]

n Latin genitive Velorum [viːˈlɔːrəm]

(Astronomy) a constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Puppis and Carina and crossed by the Milky Way, that has four second-magnitude stars and a young bright pulsar

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Vela - a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'" 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