LOADSTAR

lodestar, loadstar

(noun) something that serves as a model or guide

lodestar, loadstar

(noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

loadstar (plural loadstars)

Alternative spelling of lodestar

Anagrams

• road salt

Source: Wiktionary


Load"star`, Lode"star`, n. Etym: [Load, lode + star. See Lode.]

Definition: A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar; the cynosure. Chaucer. " Your eyes are lodestars." Shak. The pilot can no loadstar see. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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