Dipper

Definitions of Dipper
  1. noun
    a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
    synonyms: Big Dipper, Charles's Wain, Plough, Wagon, Wain
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    (astronomy) a cluster of stars or a small constellation
  2. noun
    a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
    synonyms: Little Dipper
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    asterism
    (astronomy) a cluster of stars or a small constellation
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