polestar

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun 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

"Shannon--A-A of the Polestar," Rip gave the required information. — Plague Ship, Andre Norton
O shining light, O beacon, polestar, path and guide of all Who, scorning slumber and the lazy down, Adopt the toilsome life of bloodstained arms! — Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or the fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. — Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau

Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star

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