flying saucer

/ˌˈflaɪɪŋ ˌsɔsər/
/ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈsɔsə/
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Other forms: flying saucers

Definitions of flying saucer
  1. noun
    an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
    synonyms: UFO, unidentified flying object
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    type of:
    apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow
    something existing in perception only
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