English Explanatory Dictionary

Great Bear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a large bear. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

Word forms

Great Bear

Synonyms

Big Dipper Charles' Wain the Plough the Wain

Related words

Alkaid Dubhe Little Bear Mizar septentrion
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