polar star

polar star
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, ↑pole star, ↑polestar
Instance Hypernyms: ↑variable star, ↑variable, ↑lodestar, ↑loadstar
Member Holonyms: ↑Little Bear, ↑Ursa Minor, ↑Little Dipper, ↑Dipper

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