pole star
See also: polestar and Pole Star
English
Alternative forms
- polar star, polestar
Noun
pole star (plural pole stars)
- (astronomy) The star nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
- Polaris is currently the pole star of our blue planet Earth.
- (figuratively) A guide or guiding principle.
Translations
the star
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a guiding principle
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Anagrams
- Plateros, Portales, Portelas, patroles, petrosal, portsale, prolates