unidentified flying object
Anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the airAnything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air.
» UFO stands for unidentified flying object.
"НЛО" — сокращение, означающее "неопознанный летающий объект". — Balamax
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3 sensesAnything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air.
The lights seen over the city last night, originally termed unidentified flying objects, turned out to be spotlights from a car dealership reflecting on low clouds.
unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt, UFO
неопо́знанный лета́ющий объе́ктneopóznannyj letájuščij obʺjékt, НЛОNLO
непі́знаний літа́ючий об'є́ктnepíznanyj litájučyj obʺjékt
Anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air.
Such things as seem to be discrete objects and comparable to aircraft.
She said that the unidentified flying object then turned around, zoomed to a higher altitude, and loitered briefly before speeding off.
(colloquial)An alien spacecraft.
He said that the strange beings then took him aboard their unidentified flying object and examined his body.
лета́ющая таре́лкаletájuščaja tarélka, НЛОNLO
- an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
Examples
9 sentencesUFO stands for unidentified flying object.
ru"НЛО" — сокращение, означающее "неопознанный летающий объект". — Balamax
Have you ever seen an unidentified flying object?
ruТы видел когда-нибудь НЛО? — a5urbanipa1
UFO stands for "unidentified flying object."
deUFO steht für „unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt“. — mhr
Last night he saw an unidentified flying object in the sky.
UFO means "unidentified flying object."
ruНЛО означает "неопознанный летающий объект". — marafon
deUFO bedeutet „unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt“. — mhr
Translations
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Origin
The phrase is usually attributed to US Air Force officer Edward J. Ruppelt (1923–1960) whoThe phrase is usually attributed to US Air Force officer Edward J. Ruppelt (1923–1960) who coined it as a replacement of the terms flying saucer and flying disk.
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Forms
plural: unidentified flying objects| Singular | unidentified flying object |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins:UFOflying saucer