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English noun: polestar

1. polestar (object) the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it


SynonymsNorth Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star


Instance hypernymloadstar, lodestar, variable, variable star


Member meronymDipper, Little Bear, Little Dipper, Ursa Minor









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