polaris Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    pole star; polestar; polar star; North Star.

WordNet

Po*la"ris noun
Etymology
NL. See Polar.
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) The polestar. See North star, under North.

Webster 1913