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lode·star

also load·star (lōd′stär′)

1. A star, such as Polaris, that is used as a point of navigational reference.

2. A principle, interest, or person that serves as a guide.

[Middle English lodesterre : lode, way; see lode + sterre, star; see star.]

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lodestar

(ˈləʊdˌstɑː) or

loadstar

1. (Navigation) a star, esp the North Star, used in navigation or astronomy as a point of reference

2. something that serves as a guide or model

[C14: literally, guiding star. See lode]

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lode•star

or load•star

(ˈloʊdˌstɑr)

n.

1. a star that shows the way.

2. Polaris.

3. something that serves as a guide or on which the attention is fixed.

[1325–75; Middle English loode sterre. See lode, star]

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Noun	1.	lodestar - guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy loadstar star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
	2.	lodestar - something that serves as a model or guide loadstar example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"

lodestar

noun guide, standard, model, pattern, signal, par, role model, beacon, guiding light She was the one lodestar of his life.

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Translations

stella polare

lodestar

[ˈləʊdstɑːʳ] N → estrella f polar (fig) → norte m

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