Sac

abbr. (in the UK) Senior Aircraftman.

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abbreviation

Strategic Air Command

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—saclike, adj.

/sak/, n.

a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.

[1735-45; < L saccus SACK¹]

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abbrev

1. Scottish Arts Council

2. Special Area of Conservation

3. Strategic Air Command (in the USA)

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sac UK [sæk] US noun [countable] [singular sac plural sacs] biology

a part of an animal or plant that is shaped like a small bag and is usually filled with liquid or air

Thesaurus: parts of animals_meronym parts of plants_meronym skin, bones and fur of animals_hyponym

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sac «sak», noun.

a part like a bag in an animal or plant, often containing a liquid. The human bladder is a sac. The honeybee carries honey in a honey sac. The octopus has an ink sac. SYNONYM(S): cyst, vesicle.

╂[< French, Old French sac < Latin saccus; see etym. under sack¹ (Cf. ↑sack)]

–sac´like´, adjective.

Sac «sak, sk», noun, plural Sac or Sacs, adjective.

= Sauk. (Cf. ↑Sauk)

SAC (no periods),

Strategic Air Command.

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[sak]

abbr. Strategic Air Command

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/ˈsæk/ noun, pl sacs [count]

: a part inside the body of an animal or plant that is shaped like a bag and that usually contains liquid or air

a food storage sac

an air/egg sac

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sac [sac sacs] [sæk] [sæk] noun

a part inside the body of a person, an animal or a plant, that is shaped like a bag, has thin skin around it, and contains liquid or air

 

Word Origin:

mid 18th cent. (as a term in biology): from French sac or Latin saccus ‘sack, bag’.

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Sac

var. Sauk.