Southern Cross

Southern Cross
noun four bright stars in the southern hemisphere that are situated as if at the extremities of a Latin cross; also the constellation of which these four stars are the brightest

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Southern cross — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Southern Cross — (engl.: Kreuz des Südens) steht für Southern Cross (Western Australia), australische Gemeinde Southern Cross Healthcare, britisches Unternehmen Southern Cross Car Australian, ehemalige Automobilfirma in Australien Southern Cross (Flugzeug), eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Southern Cross — (Барселона,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: Real Club Nautico de Barcelona, Moll d E …   Каталог отелей

  • Southern Cross — Southern South ern (?; 277), a. [AS. s[=u][eth]ern. See {South}.] Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. [1913 Webster] {Southern Cross} (Astron.), a constellation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Southern Cross — the the constellation Crux …   English World dictionary

  • Southern Cross — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Comté de Yilgarn. Southern Cross 超時空騎団サザンクロス (Chōjikū Kidan Southern Cross) Genre aventure, drame, mecha, real robot …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Southern Cross — noun a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus • Syn: ↑Crux, ↑Crux Australis • Instance Hypernyms: ↑constellation • Member Holonyms: ↑Milky Way, ↑Milky Way Galaxy, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Southern Cross (disambiguation) — Southern Cross is the English name of Crux Australis , a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere.The term Southern Cross can also refer to:Transport* Southern Cross, the Fokker F.VIIB/3m flown by pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford… …   Wikipedia

  • Southern Cross of Honor — Southern Cross of Honor …   Wikipedia

  • Southern Cross (aircraft) — Southern Cross is the name of the Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor monoplane which in 1928 was flown by Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew in the first ever trans Pacific flight, from the mainland United States of America to… …   Wikipedia

  • Southern Cross (Western Australia) — Southern Cross Staat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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