red star


nounAstronomy.
  1. any star with a low surface temperature and a reddish color, as a red giant or a red dwarf.

Origin of red star

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby red star

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How to use red star in a sentence

  • We waited while a man might have swam from us to the Pinta, then forth it started again, red star that was no star.

    1492 | Mary Johnston
  • For a moment her lips quivered, while the mark—the red star of future days and future fame—grew redder still.

    Sophy of Kravonia | Anthony Hope