1. the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky; [syn: Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Milky Way Galaxy
n 1: the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of
millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of
light stretching across the night sky [syn: Milky Way,
Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System]