Southern Cross

noun

1. Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
2. U.S. History. the battle flag of the Confederate States of America.

Southern Cross

noun

1. 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 Formal namesCruxCrux Australis
2. the flag flown at the Eureka Stockade

Southern Cross

/ sŭth′ərn /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern Cross¹

1690–1700, Southern Cross fordef 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

"Covid seemed to awaken in people a complete distrust of authority and lack of confidence in the state," said David Heilpern, dean of the Southern Cross University law school, who studies anti-government movements.

From Reuters