flying saucer
A disc-shaped unidentified flying object or UFOA disc-shaped unidentified flying object or UFO; originally in reference to sightings by aviator Kenneth Arnold in Washington in 1947.
Meaning
3 senses(informal)A disc-shaped unidentified flying object or UFO; originally in reference to sightings by aviator Kenneth Arnold in Washington in 1947.
Some connect the recent spate of flying saucer sightings with a rumored top-secret military aviation project.
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лета́ющая таре́лкаletájuščaja tarélka
An alien interplanetary vessel, typically disc-shaped and of metallic construction.
A form of confectionery, a small spheroidal capsule of rice paper filled with sherbet.
- an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
Translations
8 languagesOrigin
From an interview given by amateur pilot Kenneth Arnold who described seeing nine flying oFrom an interview given by amateur pilot Kenneth Arnold who described seeing nine flying objects that were "moving like saucers being skimmed across a lake". The description was not meant to describe the shape of the objects, only how they maneuvered, yet the misinterpretation took hold and gained popularity.
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Forms
plural: flying saucers| Singular | flying saucer |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins:unidentified flying objectUFO