Big Dipper
WordNet
noun
(1) Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
(2) A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
See also
- Alkaid
- Dubhe
- Little Dipper
- Mizar
- septentrion
- Ursa Major
- Ursa Minor