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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 originsplay

  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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