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
Examples of Southern Cross in a Sentence
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The following year, The Band released their 1975 album Northern Lights - Southern Cross.
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Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
The group released two more albums with 1973’s Moondog Matinee and 1975’s Northern Lights – Southern Cross.
—Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
The Lure of the Southern Cross The accommodations along astronomy’s Route 66 range from rustic to luxurious.
—Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Chicken protection Because of the potential for monetary losses, big commercial farms, companies like Southern Cross Poultry require their employees to follow a list of biosecurity measures.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2023
The Southern Cross, that icon of adventure and romance, loomed unmistakably above the southern horizon.
—Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
In the 1990s, the local Southern Cross flag signaled support for unions, workers’ rights or Communism; more recently, it has become associated with right-wing white nationalists.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
Joshua Falks, general manager for Southern Cross Poultry in Gonzales, said the facility incorporates biosecurity measures to keep diseases and contaminants off the premises.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2023
The paper, authored by marine ecologists Danielle Dixson of the University of Delaware (UD) and Anna Scott of Southern Cross University in Australia, is one of three studies that UD last year asked journal editors to retract after an independent investigation.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 16 Feb. 2023
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Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
The group released two more albums with 1973’s Moondog Matinee and 1975’s Northern Lights – Southern Cross.
—Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
The Lure of the Southern Cross The accommodations along astronomy’s Route 66 range from rustic to luxurious.
—Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Chicken protection Because of the potential for monetary losses, big commercial farms, companies like Southern Cross Poultry require their employees to follow a list of biosecurity measures.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2023
The Southern Cross, that icon of adventure and romance, loomed unmistakably above the southern horizon.
—Dennis Overbye Marcos Zegers, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
In the 1990s, the local Southern Cross flag signaled support for unions, workers’ rights or Communism; more recently, it has become associated with right-wing white nationalists.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
Joshua Falks, general manager for Southern Cross Poultry in Gonzales, said the facility incorporates biosecurity measures to keep diseases and contaminants off the premises.
—Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2023
The paper, authored by marine ecologists Danielle Dixson of the University of Delaware (UD) and Anna Scott of Southern Cross University in Australia, is one of three studies that UD last year asked journal editors to retract after an independent investigation.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 16 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1681, in the meaning defined above
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Southern Cross
noun
: four bright stars in the southern hemisphere that are placed as if at the ends of a cross
also
: the group of stars of which these four are the brightest
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