lode·star also load·star (lōd’’stär′)
n. 1. A star, especially Polaris, that is used as a point of reference.
2. A guiding principle, interest, or ambition.
[Middle English lodesterre : lode, way; see lode + sterre, star; see star.]
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Scott Stantis
March 20, 2014
September 30, 2017
lode·star also load·star (lōd’’stär′)
n. 1. A star, especially Polaris, that is used as a point of reference.
2. A guiding principle, interest, or ambition.
[Middle English lodesterre : lode, way; see lode + sterre, star; see star.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright© 2006, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.