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/pˈəʊlstɑː/
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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
How To Use polestar In A Sentence
- To measure latitude, Frémont had two sextants and a reflecting circle, essentially sophisticated protractors; they were used to measure the angle of the sun or the polestar above the horizon.
- That Reagan has in recent years become the undisputed polestar of the American Right is itself curious. Daniel Cluchey: Searching for Ronald Reagan
- With the interlink once again in hand, my artificial transwarp program should work- I only await a temporal polestar that will allow me to reopen the gateway that brought me here.
- She checked the autumn constellations, found the polestar, got her directions exactly right. A THIEF OF TIME
- With a heart, then, inclined to believe what I have said to thee, attend, my son, to thy Cato here who would counsel thee and be thy polestar and guide to direct and pilot thee to a safe haven out of this stormy sea wherein thou art about to ingulf thyself; for offices and great trusts are nothing else but a mighty gulf of troubles. Don Quixote
- She checked the autumn constellations, found the polestar, got her directions exactly right. A THIEF OF TIME
- Hinduism, Taoism, Chinese popular religion, Siberian shamanism, and other spiritual traditions speak of a polestar. The 7
- The sports training polestar is a basis for norm sports training operation, and sports training operation principle is a guide for improving achievenment.
- True though it is that Roy Cohn was an unsavory piece of work, what do we learn about him from being told by Louis that he is "a polestar of human evil … the worst human being who ever lived"? Seven Ways of Looking at 'Angels'
- To measure latitude, Frémont had two sextants and a reflecting circle, essentially sophisticated protractors; they were used to measure the angle of the sun or the polestar above the horizon.