From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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{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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Polestar \Pole"star`\, n.
1. Polaris, or the north star. See {North star}, under
{North}.
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2. A guide or director.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polestar
n 1: 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}]
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