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Polaris

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Noun

1. north star, polar star, polaris, pole star, polestar

the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Polaris

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noun
1. Also called: the Pole Star, the North Star
the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, situated slightly less than 1° from the north celestial pole. It is a Cepheid variable, with a period of four days. Visual magnitude: 2.08–2.17; spectral type: F8Ib
2. 
a. 
a type of US two-stage intermediate-range ballistic missile, usually fired by a submerged submarine
b. 
(as modifier)
a Polaris submarine

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Polaris

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noun
a binary Cepheid variable, the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor; North Star; Pole Star: magnitude, 1.95 to 2.05: used for navigation, since it is the closest star to the north celestial pole and remains nearly stationary throughout the night

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Polaris

see synonyms of polaris
n.
A star located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Minor, approximately 408 light years from Earth, and almost at the north celestial pole. Also called North Star, polar star, polestar.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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