Exocet

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Exocet

/ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/

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From French Exocet, from exocet (“flying fish”), from New Latin exocoetus, from Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos, “a kind of fish resting on shore”), from ἔξω (éxō, “out, outside, without”) + κοῖτος (koîtos, “place of rest, bed”).

noun Exocets

A French antiship missile.

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@misc{exocet_2026,
  title = {Exocet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exocet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}