big dipper
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Big Dipper¹
- /ˈbɪɡ ˈdɪpə/ UK
- /ˈbɪɡ ˈdɪpɚ/ US
proper noun the Big Dipper
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A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda.
Similar: Charles' Wain, Drinking Gourd, Northern Ladle, Northern Waggoner, Plough, Wain, Wagon, Great Wagon, Bandwagon, Saptarishi, Saucepan, triones
big dipper²
Where it comes from
Probably from the name given to some rides, such as the Black Pool Big Dipper (1923).
noun big dippers
- A rollercoaster. Big Dipper riding / Oh, we'll give the local lads a hiding
Translations
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name bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
| Español | el Carro, el Cazo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 북두칠성 Bukduchilseong, 북두성 Bukduseong, 칠성 chilseong |
| 日本語 | 北斗七星 Hokuto Shichisei, 七つ星 Nanatsuboshi |
| 中文 | 北斗七星 Běidǒu Qīxīng, 北斗星 Běidǒuxīng |
| हिन्दी | सप्तर्षि तारामंडल saptarṣi tārāmaṇḍal |
| Português | Grande Carro, Caçarola |
| Français | Grande Casserole, Grand Chariot |
| Deutsch | Großer Wagen |
| Italiano | Gran Carro |
| Română | Carul Mare |
| Русский | Большо́й Ковш Bolʹšój Kovš |
| Tiếng Việt | Bắc Đẩu, Bắc Đẩu tinh, Bắc Đẩu thất tinh |
| العربية | بَنَاتُ نَعْشٍ الكُبْرَى banātu naʕšin al-kubrā |
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