Sac

Definition of sac:

part of speech: noun

( nat. hist.) A sac or bag for a liquid.

part of speech: noun

A sack, bag, or pouch.

part of speech: noun

A baglike part of a plant or animal.

part of speech: noun

Small bag or receptable in animals or vegetables.

Usage examples for sac:

• All who participated in this retreat will remember the precarious position of the masses of troops, huddled together at the bridge- heads as in a cul- de- sac during this eventful night, and the long- drawn breath of relief as the hours after dawn passed, and no further disposition to attack was manifested by Lee. "The Campaign of Chancellorsville", Theodore A. Dodge.

• The clump of cells within and the inclosing sac as well are both requisite to the ultimate object of pregnancy; yet they fulfill very different purposes. "The Prospective Mother A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy", J. Morris Slemons.

• Then we are in a cul- de- sac "Emily Brontë", A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson.

• Every road seemed to be a cul- de- sac "The Day of Judgment", Joseph Hocking.