Northern Ladle

English

Northern Ladle

Proper noun

Northern Ladle

1. (astronomy, especially Asia) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

   Synonyms: Big Dipper, (obsolete Britain) Charles' Wain, (obsolete USA) Drinking Gourd, (obsolete) Northern Waggoner, (Britain) Plough, (obsolete Britain) Wain

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 北斗 (zh) (Běidǒu)

• Japanese: 北斗 (ja) (ほくと, Hokuto)
• Korean: 북두(北斗) (Bukdu)
• Vietnamese: 北斗 (Bắc Đẩu)