WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Big′ Dip′per, [Astron.]
  1. Astronomythe group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major resembling a dipper in outline. Also called Dipper. 
  • 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Big Dipper
  1. the US and Canadian name for Plough
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
big dipper
  1. (in amusement parks) a narrow railway with open carriages that run swiftly over a route of sharp curves and steep inclines
'Big Dipper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alcor - Charles's Wain - Plough - Ursa Major - dipper - plow - pointer - switchback - wagon - wain

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