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lode·star also load·star L0215700 (lōd′stär′)n.1. A star, such as Polaris, that is used as a point of navigational reference.2. A principle, interest, or person that serves as a guide.
[Middle English lodesterre : lode, way; see lode + sterre, star; see star.]lodestar (ˈləʊdˌstɑː) or loadstarn1. (Navigation) a star, esp the North Star, used in navigation or astronomy as a point of reference2. something that serves as a guide or model[C14: literally, guiding star. See lode]lode•star or load•star (ˈloʊdˌstɑr)
n. 1. a star that shows the way. 2. Polaris. 3. something that serves as a guide or on which the attention is fixed. [1325–75; Middle English loode sterre. See lode, star] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lodestar - guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomyloadstarstar - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior | | 2. | lodestar - something that serves as a model or guideloadstarexample, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" |
lodestarnoun guide, standard, model, pattern, signal, par, role model, beacon, guiding light She was the one lodestar of his life.TranslationslodestarenUK
lodestar, loadstar a star, esp the North Star, used in navigation or astronomy as a point of reference lodestarenUK
Synonyms for lodestarnoun guideSynonyms- guide
- standard
- model
- pattern
- signal
- par
- role model
- beacon
- guiding light
Synonyms for lodestarnoun guiding starSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun something that serves as a model or guideSynonymsRelated Words |