noun
Polaris
poh-LAH-rihs
noun
1
The North Star, a bright star located almost directly above the North Pole and long used for navigation.
"Sailors once steered by Polaris to find true north."
How to Use Polaris
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe star that sits almost exactly above Earth's North Pole, historically used to find direction at night.
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Etymology
From Latin stella polaris, "pole star."