Altair

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(altâr, -tīər, al târ, -tīər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Al•tair  (altâr, -tīər, al târ, -tīər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Astronomya first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
  • Arabic (al-nasr) al-ṭā'ir (the) flying (eagle)

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