Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Synonyymit
- (amerikanenglanti)the Big Dipper
- the Wain
- the Plough
- (brittienglanti)Plough
- Big Dipper
- Great Bear
| Käännös | Konteksti | |
|---|---|---|
| Erisnimet | ||
| 1. | astronomia | |
Määritelmät
Erisnimet
- (astronomy) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a wagon or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the seven stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid.
Esimerkit
- Charles waine is ouer the new Chimney, and yet our horse not packt.
- Charles's Wain was getting towards a right angle with the Pole star, and Gabriel concluded that it must be about nine o'clock.
- Down from the heights reels the glittering Cassiopeia as the hours wear on, while Charles’ Wain lumbers up from behind the vapour-soaked swamp trees that sway in the night-wind.