Southern Cross

American  

noun

1. Also called cross.  Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca.

2. U.S. History. the battle flag of the Confederate States of America.

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Southern Cross British  

noun

1. Formal names: Crux.   Crux Australis.  a small conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere lying in the Milky Way near Centaurus. The four brightest stars form a cross, the longer arm of which points to the south celestial pole

2. the flag flown at the Eureka Stockade

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Southern Cross Scientific  

/ sŭth′ərn /

1. A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus.

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Cross

1690–1700, Southern Cross for def. 1

Example Sentences

Souther tells the crowd that, as Buffett often said, he’s got a sailing song for us, which turns out to be a rollicking take on “Southern Cross” by Crosby, Stills & Nash.

From Los Angeles Times

Southern Cross also mapped G. blacki teeth to extract information on the apes' behaviours.

From Science Daily

The songmaster leads the Australia team song, Under the Southern Cross.

From BBC

Ms Larkin's PhD project is jointly funded and supervised by Southern Cross University and the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

From Science Daily

While best explored from south of the Equator, keen-eyed sky-watchers as far north as the southern tip of Florida can glimpse the Southern Cross.

From National Geographic