Noun
big dipper (plural big dippers)
Big Dipper
Proper noun
- (constellation, especially, US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845]
- Synonyms: Charles' Wain, Drinking Gourd, Northern Ladle, Northern Waggoner, Plough, Wain, Wagon, Great Wagon, Bandwagon, Saptarishi, Saucepan, triones
- French: Grande Casserole, Grand Chariot
- German: Großer Wagen
- Italian: Gran Carro
- Portuguese: Grande Carro, Caçarola
- Russian: Большо́й Ковш
- Spanish: Carro, Cazo
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