What does pole-star mean?
Pole-star means Alternative form of pole star..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of pole star..
But it [our hotel] has one great advantage for a stranger, by being in the market place, and the next neighbour of the huge church of St. Nicholas: […] A better pole-star could scarcely be desired.
Who can doubt that poetry will revive and lead in a new age, as the star in the constellation Harp, which now flames in our zenith, astronomers announce, shall one day be the pole-star for a thousand years?
Love was her pole-star. What was Jason's? Only the blankness of despair.
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Pole-star means Alternative form of pole star..
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But it [our hotel] has one great advantage for a stranger, by being in the market place, and the next neighbour of the huge church of St. Nicholas: […] A better pole-star could scarcely be desired.
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