pole star
see also: Pole Star
Noun
Pole Star
Proper noun
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see also: Pole Star
Noun
pole star (plural pole stars)
- (star) The star nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
- Polaris is currently the pole star of our blue planet Earth.
- (figurative) A guide or guiding principle.
- French: étoile polaire
- German: Polarstern
- Italian: stella polare
- Russian: Поля́рная Звезда́
- Spanish: estrella polar
Pole Star
Proper noun
- (star) The star nearest to Earth's axis when extended above the North Pole: currently Polaris, formerly Thuban.
- French: Étoile polaire
- German: Polarstern
- Italian: stella polare
- Portuguese: Estrela Polar
- Russian: Поля́рная звезда́
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