noun
- pieces of magnetite or other naturally magnetic rock that attract iron
- things that strongly attract or draw people or attention
Usage: figurative
Examples
- Ancient sailors used lodestones as primitive compasses for navigation.
- The museum displayed several lodestones that could pick up small metal objects.
- These naturally occurring lodestones were found in the iron-rich mountains.
- The city’s art district became one of the main lodestones for tourists.
- Her charisma made her one of the lodestones of the social gathering.
- The new shopping center serves as a lodestone for the entire region.