Wagon
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[edit]Derived either as a synonym of Wain, i.e. Charles' Wain, or directly from the wagonlike shape of the constellation. Compare also the synonym Northern Waggoner.
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Proper noun
[edit]the Wagon
- (astronomy) 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.
- Synonyms: (especially US) Big Dipper, (especially UK) Plough, (archaic, UK) Charles' Wain, (obsolete, US) Drinking Gourd, (Asia) Northern Ladle, (obsolete) Northern Waggoner, (obsolete, UK) Wain, Great Wagon, Bandwagon, Saptarishi, Saucepan, triones
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Noun
[edit]Wagon m (strong, genitive Wagons, plural Wagons or Wagone)
- Alternative spelling of Waggon