loadstar

Other forms: loadstars

Definitions of loadstar
  1. noun
    guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
    synonyms: lodestar
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    examples:
    North Star
    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
    type of:
    star
    (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  2. noun
    something that serves as a model or guide
    synonyms: lodestar
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    type of:
    example, model
    a representative form or pattern
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