Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Pyxis and Carina.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
velum .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy A
spring constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble thesails of aship . Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation,Argo Navis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Police said DeAngelo Jose Garner, 24, of District Heights was arrested on a warrant and charged with first-degree murder while armed in Vela's death.
Arrests made in three D.C. homicides Martin Weil 2010
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Vela is a native of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and hails from a pioneer South Texas family.
Iowa Operative is Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Vela is a native of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and hails from a pioneer South Texas family.
Iowa Operative is Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Final Four: UMBC beats Brownsville to retain title Vela, IS 318, Adelberg and Lee on Top at the Junior High Nationals
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Final Four: UMBC beats Brownsville to retain title Vela, IS 318, Adelberg and Lee on Top at the Junior High Nationals
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Final Four: UMBC beats Brownsville to retain title Vela, IS 318, Adelberg and Lee on Top at the Junior High Nationals
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Final Four: UMBC beats Brownsville to retain title Vela, IS 318, Adelberg and Lee on Top at the Junior High Nationals
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Vela is a graduate of the University of Texas with a B.A. in Government, received a J.D. from St. Mary’s Law School and is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Iowa Operative is Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Vela is a graduate of the University of Texas with a B.A. in Government, received a J.D. from St. Mary’s Law School and is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Iowa Operative is Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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It was instead directed toward the panoramic transparent aluminum window, through which the faintly reflecting surfaces of several shadow-engulfed comet fragments could be seen framing the distant ember of the star known as Vela OB2–404.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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