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  Pole Star

  noun

  the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
• pole star
  pole star

  noun

  a guiding principle, rule, standard, etc

Pole Star

¹ British  

noun

1. the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis

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pole star ² British  

noun

1. a guiding principle, rule, standard, etc

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Example Sentences

In the northern sky, on the other side of the Pole star from the Big Dipper, is a prominent, W-shaped constellation named Cassiopeia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then place your gun at the Pole star and turn it till it is at right angles to that string you shot.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Cassiopeia 66 Located by a line drawn from Ursa Major through the Pole star, the position of which is indicated by the pointer stars α and β Ursae Majoris.

From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler

Most children can see the Pole star at once because it is the only bright star in that part of the heavens.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen

The portion round the North Pole to the left is indicated as "cold beneath the Pole star."

From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.