Meaning of flying saucer | Babel Free
Definitions
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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. informal
- 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.
Equivalents
العربية
طَبَق طَائِر
Čeština
létající talíř
Deutsch
fliegende Untertasse
Ελληνικά
ιπτάμενος δίσκος
Suomi
lentävä lautanen
Français
soucoupe volante
हिन्दी
उड़न तश्तरी
Italiano
disco volante
日本語
空飛ぶ円盤
한국어
비행접시
Nederlands
vliegende schotel
Polski
latający spodek
Português
disco voador
Русский
летающая тарелка
Svenska
flygande tefat
Türkçe
uçan daire
Tiếng Việt
đĩa bay
Examples
“Some connect the recent spate of flying saucer sightings with a rumored top-secret military aviation project.”
“An engram is NOT [...] One of the little green men Americans claim have crashed in flying saucers.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.