polestar

• Существительное, обозначающее самую яркую звезду в созвездии Малой Медведицы, расположенную на конце ручки Ковша, на которую направлена северная ось Земли.

A noun referring to the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, which the northern axis of the Earth points toward.

proper noun

1. The North StarB2formal

   The brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the Earth points toward it.

   Полярная звезда

   • Sailors have used the polestar for navigation for centuries.
   • The polestar remains fixed in the northern sky.
   • He looked up and found the polestar to determine his direction.

   Synonymslodestarnorth starpolar starpolaris

2. Guiding principleC1formal

   A principle or person that serves as a guiding or central focus.

   Путеводная звезда

   • Justice was the polestar of his political career.
   • Her moral compass was the polestar that guided her decisions.
   • The company's mission statement acts as a polestar for its employees.

   Synonymsbeaconbenchmarkexemplarlodestarmodelstandardtouchstone