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UFO

 (yo͞o′ĕf-ō′)
n.
An unidentified flying object.
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UFO

(sometimes ˈjuːfəʊ)
abbreviation for
unidentified flying object
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.UFO - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknownUFO - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
flying saucer, unidentified flying object
fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow, apparition - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
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Translations
UFO
UFO
NIFO
UFO
NLO
UFO
未確認飛行物体UFO宇宙船
미확인 비행물체
NSO
NLO, nezinams lidojošs objekts
OZN
UFO
neznan leteči predmetNLP
UFO
ตัวย่อของจานบินของมนุษย์ต่างดาว
kimliği bilinmeyen uçan nesneuçan daireUFO
đĩa bay

UFO

N ABBR =unidentified flying object → OVNI m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

UFO

[ˌjuːɛfˈəʊ ˈjuːfəʊ]
n abbr (=unidentified flying object) → ovni m(= objet volant non identifié)
modif [stories, reports] → d'ovnis; [landing site] → pour ovnis
UFO experts → les ufologues mplUFO sighting n → observation f d'ovnis
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

UFO

abbr of unidentified flying object → Ufo nt, → UFO nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

UFO

[ˌjuːɛfˈəʊ] n abbr =unidentified flying object → ufo m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

UFO

(ˌjuː efˈou) – plural UFOs – (abbreviation) noun
Unidentified Flying Object. a spacecraft that is believed to come from other planets.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

UFO

→ جِسْمٌ طَائِرٌ غَيْرَ مُعَرَّف UFO ufo UFO ΑΤΙΑ OVNI UFO OVNI NLO UFO 未確認飛行物体 미확인 비행물체 ufo UFO UFO OVNI неопознанный летающий объект UFO ตัวย่อของจานบินของมนุษย์ต่างดาว UFO đĩa bay 不明飞行物
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