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vela

1

[ vee-luh ]

noun

  1. plural of velum.


Vela

2

[ vee-luh, vey- ]

noun

Astronomy.
genitive Velorum
  1. the Sail, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.
  2. U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of reconnaissance satellites designed to detect nuclear explosions.

Vela

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vela1

< Latin, plural of ŧܳ sail
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She sat patiently as ardent beauticians prepared her for her formal investiture, a highlight of the three-day festival — or vela — that celebrates muxe culture here every November.

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This weekend's festival is called the "True Fearless Seekers of Danger" vela, a name that harkens to the risk many members of the community face.

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As soon as the sun sets, locals gather at the cemetery to light candles over their family tombs and start a vigil known as “vela.”

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TNT will not be used; it would malfunction like it did when they took down the first vela in 1997.

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The roof of the fourth ventricle widens out very much and remains largely epithelial as the superior and inferior medullary vela.

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