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polestar

[ pohl-stahr ]

/ ˈpoʊlˌstɑr /

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noun

Polaris.

something that serves as a guiding principle.

something that is the center of attention or attraction.

Origin of polestar

First recorded in 1545–55; pole² + star

Words nearby polestar

polemology, polemoniaceous, polenta, poler, poles apart, polestar, poleward, poley, poleyn, polglish, poli sci

Example sentences from the Web for polestar

So that could well be the "Polestar" standing needle slim behind them—and not the notorious "Solar Queen."

Plague Ship |Andre Norton
At night fix the dial so that the twelve o'clock line points exactly to north, as determined by the Polestar.

Boy Scouts Handbook |Boy Scouts of America
Was the polestar ever obscured by the interposition of a world in formation?

The Universe a Vast Electric Organism |George Woodward Warder
It was not the polestar he lost sight of, or the compass he mistrusted; it was the sea-worthiness of the vessel.

Rab and His Friends and Other Papers |John Brown

The polestar, which you tell me may be my guide, is often for a long time concealed by impenetrable clouds.

Three Prize Essays on American Slavery |R. B. Thurston