ufo
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UFO¹
- /ˌjuːɛfˈəʊ/ UK
- /ˈjuːfəʊ̯/ UK
- /ˌjuˌɛfˈoʊ/ US
- /ˈjufoʊ̯/ US
- /ˈʌfoʊ̯/ US
Rhymes with -əʊ, -uːfəʊ
Where it comes from
Initialisms.
noun UFOs
-
Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft.
By that time not only the Australian press and public but also the Federal Government was agog with speculation as fresh UFO reports flowed in.
Similar: UAP
- An "unfinished object" in knitting or other kinds of craft. UFOs differ from WIPs in that a WIP is a project one is actively pursuing, while a UFO runs the risk of never getting finished.
- Initialism of ultrared flattened object
ufo²
- /ˈju.foʊ/
Where it comes from
Reading of UFO as a word in its own right.
noun ufos
- A UFO.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flying saucer, salon, thing, lounge, ufonaut, ufo nest, fastwalker, ufocal, fluke, fibercraft, frogging, fouc, fent, flook, fuzzword, foo fighter
Translations
Every language
noun an unidentified flying object
| Español | ovni |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유에프오 yuepeuo, 미확인비행물체 mihwaginbihaengmulche |
| 日本語 | ＵＦＯ (yūfō), 未確認飛行物体 mikakunin hikō buttai |
| 中文 | 不明飛行物 /不明飞行物 bùmíng fēixíngwù, 飛碟 /飞碟 fēidié, 幽浮 yōufú |
| हिन्दी | उड़न तश्तरी uṛan taśtarī, उड़न खटोला uṛan khaṭolā |
| Português | óvni, ovni, ufo |
| Français | OVNI |
| Deutsch | UFO |
| Italiano | UFO, ufo m or OVNI |
| Ελληνικά | ΑΤΙΑ ATIA |
| Română | OZN |
| Русский | НЛО NLO |
| Tiếng Việt | UFO, vật thể bay không xác định |
| العربية | يُو أَف أَو yū ʔaf ʔaw, الطَّبَق الطَّائِر aṭ-ṭabaq aṭ-ṭāʔir |
| עברית | עב״ם 'abám |
Talk about this word "ufo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ufo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ufo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ufo "ufo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ufo.Cite this
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title = {ufo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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