(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
the Big Dipper — UK [ˌbɪɡ ˈdɪpə(r)] / US [ˌbɪɡ ˈdɪpər] mainly American the constellation (= group of stars) called the plough … English dictionary
the Little Dipper — US : a group of seven stars including the North Star in the northern sky that forms the shape of a dipper or ladle and that is smaller than the Big Dipper compare ↑big dipper • • • Main Entry: ↑Little Dipper … Useful english dictionary
The Big Dipper — Wilt Chamberlain (basketball player) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
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 (Blackpool) — The Big Dipper Daten Standort Pleasure Beach Blackpool (Blackpool, Lancashire, UK) Typ … Deutsch 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 — 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 — This article is about the asterism. For other uses, see Big Dipper (disambiguation). Big Dipper map The Plough, also known as the Big Dipper or the Saptarishi (after the seven rishis), is an asterism of seven stars that has been recognized as a… … Wikipedia