flying saucer
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flying saucer
Where it comes from
From 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.
noun flying saucers
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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.
Similar: saucercraft
- 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.
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noun disc-shaped unidentified flying object
| Español | platillo volante, platillo volador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비행접시 bihaengjeopsi |
| 日本語 | 空飛ぶ円盤 sora tobu enban |
| 中文 | 飛碟 /飞碟 fēidié |
| हिन्दी | उड़न तश्तरी uṛan taśtarī |
| Português | disco voador |
| Français | soucoupe volante |
| Deutsch | fliegende Untertasse |
| Italiano | disco volante |
| Ελληνικά | ιπτάμενος δίσκος iptámenos dískos |
| Română | farfurie zburătoare |
| Русский | лета́ющая таре́лка letájuščaja tarélka |
| Tiếng Việt | đĩa bay |
| العربية | طَبَق طَائِر ṭabaq ṭāʔir |
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title = {flying saucer},
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