- Big Dipper, The
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constellation of the seven brightest stars of the larger constellation Ursa Major (q.v.).
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Big Dipper, The
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Big Dipper, the — Big Dip|per, the [ ,bıg dıpər ] AMERICAN a CONSTELLATION (=group of stars) made up of seven stars that can be seen in the northern half of the world. British Plough … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Big Dipper (Blackpool) — The Big Dipper Daten Standort Pleasure Beach Blackpool (Blackpool, Lancashire, UK) Typ … Deutsch Wikipedia
(the) Big Dipper — the Big Dipper UK [ˌbɪɡ ˈdɪpə(r)] US [ˌbɪɡ ˈdɪpər] mainly american the constellation (=group of stars) called the plough http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/big dipper the.htm Thesaurus: planets, stars and other objects in… … Useful english dictionary
Big Dipper (disambiguation) — Big Dipper is the American term for the seven brightest stars of Ursa Major, called the Plough in Britain.Big Dipper also may refer to: * Big Dipper, alternative name for a roller coaster ride, especially in the United Kingdom. Several roller… … Wikipedia
Big Dipper (Luna Park Sydney) — The Big Dipper was a wooden roller coaster operating at Luna Park Sydney from 1935 until 1979. It was demolished in 1981.Infobox roller coaster name=Big Dipper caption= location=Luna Park Sydney section=Glenwood Ave type=Wood status=Demolished in … Wikipedia
Big Dipper — Amer.Eng. name for the seven star asterism (known in England as the plough; see CHARLES S WAIN (Cf. Charles s Wain)) in the constellation Ursa Major, first attested 1833 as simply the Dipper (sometimes Great Dipper, its companion constellation… … Etymology dictionary
The Big Dipper — may refer to: *In astronomy an asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major *In basketball Wilt Chamberlain *In leisure the Roller coaster ride, especially in the United Kingdom *A TV episode The Big Dipper (Underdog) … Wikipedia
big dipper — n 1.) BrE old fashioned a small railway in a ↑funfair, with steep slopes and sharp curves to give an exciting ride 2.) the Big Dipper AmE a group of seven bright stars seen only from northern parts of the world British Equivalent: the Plough … Dictionary of contemporary English
big dipper — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a roller coaster. 2) (the Big Dipper) N. Amer. a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear) … English terms dictionary
Big Dipper — ☆ Big Dipper n. a dipper shaped group of stars in the constellation Ursa Major … English World dictionary
