Polaris
//poʊˈlɑɹɪs// name, verb
name, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of polari form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.
- 2 A type of U.S. ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and designed to be launched from a submarine.
"Tremble, you weaklings, cower in fear / I am your ruler — land, sea, and air / Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall / I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris""
Example
More examples"Tremble, you weaklings, cower in fear / I am your ruler — land, sea, and air / Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall / I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris""
Etymology
From Latin stēlla polāris (“pole star”).
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