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Big Dipper
(redirected from Charles's Wain)

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Big Dipper, familiar configuration of stars visible in the constellation Ursa Major (see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Ursa Major and Ursa Minor [Lat.,=the great bear; the little bear], two conspicuous northern constellations.
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Big Dipper [¦big ′dip·ər]
(astronomy)
A group of stars that is part of the constellation Ursa Major. Also known as Charles' wain.
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