unidentified flying object
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un·i·den·ti·fied flying object
(ŭn′ī-dĕn′tə-fīd′)n.
1. A flying or apparently flying object of an unknown nature, especially one suspected to have been sent by extraterrestrial beings.
2. A flying saucer.
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UFO
(ˈyuˈɛfˈoʊ; sometimes ˈyu foʊ)n., pl. UFOs, UFO's.
unidentified flying object: any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, esp. one assumed to be of extraterrestrial origin.
[1950–55]
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| Noun | 1. |  unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins |
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Translations
neidentifikovatelný létající předmětnezjištěný létající předmětUFO
Uidentificeret Flyvende Objekt
UFOunbekanntes Flugobjektunidentifiziertes Flugobjekt
ne-identifita flug-objektoNIFO
tunnistamaton lentävä esineUFO
objet volant non-identifiéOVNI
FFHfljúgandi furðuhluturfljúgandi furîuhlutur
UFO宇宙船未確認飛行物体
Oidentifierat flygande föremålOidentifierat flygande objektUFO
đĩa baytàu bay chưa nhận biết
unidentified flying object
n → oggetto volante non identificatoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unidentified
(anaiˈdentifaid) adjective not identified. an unidentified victim.
unidentified flying object (often abbreviated to UFO (juːefˈou) (ˈjuːfou) ) an object from outer space, eg a flying saucer.
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