Altair
WordNet
noun
(1) Double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From the ‘the flying eagle’, from ‘eagle’ + ‘flying’.
Proper noun
- : The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.