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big dipper

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Big Dipper is a wooden out and back roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool , Blackpool , England. The ride was first built in 1923 by John Miller but was extended in 1936 by Charlie Paige and Joe Emberton; adding arches over the south entrance of the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context constellation English) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
American English name for the seven-star asterism (known in England as the plough ; see Charles's Wain ) in the constellation Ursa Major , first attested 1833 as simply the Dipper (sometimes Great Dipper , its companion constellation always being the Little ...