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Big Dipper

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A cluster of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major, four forming the bowl and three the handle of a dipper-shaped configuration.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun astronomy A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
  • noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

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Examples

  • There was Iipchaiapaachuoo, the Pipe-pointer Stars, that whites call the Big Dipper, and Ihkawaieische, the Hand Stars (Orion).

    billingsgazette.com 2009

  • There was Iipchaiapaachuoo, the Pipe-pointer Stars, that whites call the Big Dipper, and Ihkawaieische, the Hand Stars (Orion).

    billingsgazette.com 2009

  • Inside, on the wall, among 100s of reviewers 'raves, ice cream awards, and personal notes of thanks to the Big Dipper is a photo of a bunch of local kids all dressed in formal wear going to their Senior Prom ... in the Cowmobile! "

    Roadfood.com Reviews 2009

  • If we let the deficit hawks and government haters dominate economic debates, as they have, then the Big Dipper will continue for years.

    Robert Reich: Forget a Double-Dip, We're Still in One Long Big Dipper 2010

  • If we let the deficit hawks and government haters dominate this debate, as they have, the Big Dipper will continue for years.

    Robert Reich: Forget a Double-Dip, We're Still in One Long Big Dipper 2010

  • The tail fin lines up with the two Big Dipper stars which line up to point to Polaris the North Star.

    The Chumash, Swordfish, and Rock Art 2005

  • The sky is -- it's a beautiful, clear night beneath the Big Dipper.

    CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2003 2003

  • Looking up himself, Eddie saw that Old Star and Old Mother were gone, their places taken by Polaris and the Big Dipper.

    Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

  • It has seven, like the Big Dipper, which explains the "Minus Two."

    The Diary Of A Young Girl Frank, Anne, 1929-1945 1991

  • Benteen noticed the tongue of the wagon was pointed at the Big Dipper, as it always would be for the rest of the drive.

    This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982

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