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loadstar

American  
[lohd-stahr] / ˈloʊdˌstɑr /

noun

  1. a variant of lodestar.


loadstar British  
/ ˈləʊdˌstɑː /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of lodestar

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Now that the landmark ruling is gone, the movement is struggling to find a new loadstar.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2023

Carlyle was the loadstar who drew men of renown from all quarters of the civilized globe to this somewhat narrow, dark little street in Chelsea.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

Her teeth, which she but seldom showed, were very even and very white, and there rested on her chin the dearest dimple that ever acted as a loadstar to mens's eyes.

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony

Hard as adamant, uncompromising, ruthless, Vittoria follows ambition as the loadstar of her life.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

Feeling, moreover, that the Lady Rich, celebrated in his sonnets, was the loadstar of his affections, he designates her, in conformity with his own assumed name, Stella.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 by Various