Great Bear

noun

: ursa major

Examples of Great Bear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When my fellow guest would leave us at lunch, Great Bear sent out the bad-ass female snowboarders on the lodge staff to join. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Trudeau opposed a pipeline that could cross northern British Columbia and the Great Bear Rainforest. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

The Big Dipper, though, makes up the rear end and tail of a larger actual constellation called Ursa Major, or Great Bear. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026

The Big Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism which is part of the larger constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Great Bear

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare

Kids Definition

Great Bear

noun

: ursa major