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Definition of Lodestar
1. Noun. Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy.
Specialized synonyms: North Star, Polar Star, Polaris, Pole Star, Polestar
Generic synonyms: Star
2. Noun. Something that serves as a model or guide.
Definition of Lodestar
1. n. Same as Loadstar.
Definition of Lodestar
1. Noun. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris. ¹
2. Noun. A guiding tenet or principle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lodestar
1. a star used as a point of reference [n -S]
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Literary usage of Lodestar
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1. Challenging Horizons: QANTAS 1939-1954 by John Gunn (1987)
"... Australian troops wounded during the Buna-Gona campaign wait beside a Qantas
lodestar for evacuation from ..."
2. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1913)
"Now in this desperate strait at lodestar, Dick had remembered the ... He recalled
the boy and after ascertaining that a wire now ran through lodestar, v. ..."
3. Freedom of Information Act Guide and Privacy Act Overview, (1996) by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"406 The lodestar calculation is strongly presumed to yield the reasonable
fee.407 Indeed, the Supreme Court has placed stringent limitations on the ..."
4. Who's who in America by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1906)
"... The Ladder The lodestar; also storiea, etc., jer s Mag. and Harper's Weekly.
... lodestar; also stories, etc.. for Harper's Mag. and Harper's Weekly. ..."
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