noun
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
• Syn: ↑Polaris, ↑North Star, ↑polar star, ↑polestar
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑variable star, ↑variable, ↑lodestar, ↑loadstar
• Member Holonyms: ↑Little Bear, ↑Ursa Minor, ↑Little Dipper, ↑Dipper
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Pole Star noun
1. Polaris, a star near the N pole of the heavens
2. A guide or director
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Main Entry: ↑pole
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noun
the Pole Star
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the star that is above the North Pole in the sky
Useful english dictionary. 2012.