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单词 north star
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North Star

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noun Astronomy.

Polaris.

Origin of North Star

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby North Star

North Saskatchewan, North Sea, North-Sea gas, North Slope, North Somerset, North Star, North St. Paul, North Temperate Zone, North Thompson, North Tonawanda, North Truchas Peak
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Example sentences from the Web for North Star

  • But the North-star answered: 'I would not tell thee even if I knew.

    Finnish Legends for English Children|R. Eivind
  • And next Mariatta asked the Moon, and received the same answer as the North-star had given.

    Finnish Legends for English Children|R. Eivind

British Dictionary definitions for North Star

North Star

noun

the North Star another name for Polaris (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for North Star

North Star

A star positioned along the line in space that includes the axis (see also axis) of rotation of the Earth. For this reason, the star does not appear to move in the sky, but remains fixed above the North Pole.

notes for North Star

Locating the North Star is useful in navigation.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Scientific definitions for North Star

North Star

See Polaris.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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