Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun big_dipper

2 senses of big dipper

Sense 1
Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon -- (a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)
       INSTANCE OF=> asterism -- ((astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation))

Sense 2
roller coaster, big dipper, chute-the-chute -- (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))
       => elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway -- (a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level)
       => ride -- (a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)