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Big dipper   /bɪg dˈɪpər/   Listen
Big dipper

noun
1.
A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major.  Synonyms: Charles's Wain, Dipper, Plough, Wagon, Wain.
2.
Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines).  Synonyms: chute-the-chute, roller coaster.





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"Big dipper" Quotes from Famous Books



... men how to determine the points of the compass from the North Star. The Big Dipper constellation ...
— Manual of Military Training - Second, Revised Edition • James A. Moss
... page 108: Scouts of course know the Big Dipper or the Great Bear, and the Little Dipper or the Little Bear, in the sky. The Big Dipper points to the North Star or Pole Star, and the North Star or Pole Star is the star in the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. These two ...
— Pluck on the Long Trail - Boy Scouts in the Rockies • Edwin L. Sabin


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