Usually means: Star aligned with Earth's axis.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word pole star:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. pole star: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the Pole Star, the pole star: Merriam-Webster
  3. Pole Star: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. pole star, the Pole Star: Collins English Dictionary
  5. pole star: Vocabulary.com
  6. Pole-star, pole-star: Wordnik
  7. the Pole Star, the Pole star: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Pole Star, pole star: Wiktionary
  9. pole star, the pole star: Dictionary.com
  10. Pole Star, Pole star: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Pole star: Rhymezone
  12. pole-star: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. pole star: FreeDictionary.org
  14. pole star: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. Pole Star: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Pole Star: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pole star: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Pole Star: Extragalactic Astronomy
  2. POLE STAR: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

(Note: See pole_stars as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Pole Star)

noun:  (astronomy) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
noun:  (figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention.
noun:  (astronomy) Synonym of North Star, the current northern pole star, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.

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