'North Star' definitions:
Definition of 'North Star'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar]
Definition of 'North star'
From: GCIDE
- North \North\, a. Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north. [1913 Webster]
- North following. See Following, a., 2.
- North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
- North preceding. See Following, a., 2.
- North star, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'North Star'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aldebaran,
- Canicula,
- celestial body,
- comet,
- cynosure,
- daystar,
- Dog Star,
- evening star,
- fixed stars,
- guiding star,
- heavenly body,
- Hesper,
- Hesperus,
- living sapphires,
- lodestar,
- Lucifer,
- morning star,
- orb,
- Phosphor,
- Phosphorus,
- polar star,
- Polaris,
- polestar,
- Sirius,
- sphere,
- starry host,
- stars,
- Venus,
- Vesper
North Star, DE -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Delaware
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
North Star, DE -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Delaware
Population (2000) :
8277
Housing Units (2000) :
2651
Land area (2000) :
6.843462 sq. miles (17.724485 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.843462 sq. miles (17.724485 sq. km)
FIPS code :
52490
Located within :
Delaware (DE), FIPS 10
Location :
39.758815 N, 75.732298 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
North Star, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
North Star, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
209
Housing Units (2000) :
80
Land area (2000) :
0.520637 sq. miles (1.348443 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.520637 sq. miles (1.348443 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57064
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
40.322103 N, 84.568338 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.