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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

You can identify the pole star by looking directly north and locating a star that hangs distinctly by itself.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023

She was, he said, so “unvarying in her pole star radiance that we have perhaps been lulled into thinking that she might be in some way eternal.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

“Instead of leading us at the front of the pack, he will now lead us as our guiding pole star as we press forward in the realization of his dream.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

It is called Polaris, the pole star, and has the distinction of being the star that moves the least amount as the northern sky turns each day.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

At present I abide simply by the will of my king, who has so often been our guiding star in battle, as the pole star of heaven guides the mariner through opposing storms.

From Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna by Velde, C. F. van der (Carl Franz)