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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unidentified flying object mean?
• UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (noun)
The noun UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT has 1 sense:
1. an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
Familiarity information: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
flying saucer; UFO; unidentified flying object
Hypernyms ("unidentified flying object" is a kind of...):
apparition; fantasm; phantasm; phantasma; phantom; shadow (something existing in perception only)
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