: a southern constellation that is represented by the figure of a ship's sail
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The first is the closest Wolf-Rayet star to our solar system, Gamma 2 Velorum, which is located around 1,000 light-years away in the southern constellation Vela.
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Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
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1844, in the meaning defined above
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“Vela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vela. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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vela
plural of velum
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