Polaris
\ poh-LAIR-is, -LAR-, puh- \ , noun;
1.
Astronomy . the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
2.
a two-stage U.S. ballistic missile, usually fired from a submerged submarine.
