English Explanatory Dictionary

Northern Ladle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Northern Ladle the Northern Ladle

Synonyms

Big Dipper Charles' Wain Drinking Gourd Northern Waggoner Plough Wain
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