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Lodestar

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A star, especially Polaris, that is used as a point of reference.

n. A guiding principle, interest, or ambition.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

n. A guiding tenet or principle.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as loadstar.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A star that leads or serves to guide; especially, the pole-star: often used figuratively.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy

n. something that serves as a model or guide

Word Usage

"North Korean state media had used the term "lodestar" in reference to Kim Jong Il, as well as for the name of long-range rockets the country tested in 1998 and 2009, the NYT reports."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

model example

Variant

loadstar