2.the Big DipperAmerican EnglishAmEHA a group of seven brightstars seen only from northern parts of the world 北斗七星SYN British English the Plough
Examples from the Corpus
the Big Dipper• I can find the Big Dipper, but the North Star can be elusive.• The black silhouettes of the maples showed against the skynearthe Big Dipper, almost overhead.• Gedanken wondered whether anyone ever fell off the Big Dipper.• That's what you spotted on the Big Dipper.• I put the stretcher under my arm and walked off toward the Big Dipper, in the direction of the tent.• He made another friend, which was the Big Dipper.