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Big Dipper

n.

A cluster of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major, four forming the bowl and three the handle of a dipper-shaped configuration. Also called Charles's Wain, Plow.

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Big Dipper

An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major. Four stars form the bowl and three form the handle in the outline of a dipper.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Big Dipper - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major Charles's Wain, Plough, Wain, Wagon, Dipper Great Bear, Ursa Major - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
	2.	big dipper - elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) chute-the-chute, roller coaster elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level hypercoaster - a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

Translations

big dipper [-ˈdɪpəʳ] n → montaña rusa

big dipper [-ˈdɪpəʳ] n → montagnes fpl russes

big dipper [-ˈdɪpəʳ] n → Achterbahn f

big dipper [-ˈdɪpəʳ] n → montagne fpl russe; otto m inv volante