Charles's Wain
Charles's Wain
[Charles + wain; compare Anglo-Saxon Carles wan (for wagn), Swedish karlvagnen, Danish karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain.]
(Astronomy) The group of seven stars, commonly called the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa.
The name is sometimes also applied to the Constellation.