flying saucer

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noun

any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.: Compare UFO, UAP.

Origin of flying saucer

First recorded in 1945–50

Words Nearby flying saucer

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How to use flying saucer in a sentence

Nearby, a third one says “Welcome to Our World” around a painted flying saucer, although there aren’t any more sightings here than in any other random spot in the West.
Once the Uranium Capital of the World, Moab, Utah, wants to unload its radioactive legacy | Sarah Scoles | September 9, 2021 | Popular-Science
I don’t believe in flying saucers but I suppose this kind of thing looks flying-saucerish to the Establishment.
Tarzan Wasn’t for Her - Issue 100: Outsiders | Erika Lorraine Milam | June 2, 2021 | Nautilus
The pilot, Captain Eric Studley, who had never seen a flying saucer and hoped never to see one, was afraid now that he had.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard Wilson
You won't bother with any of this routine flying-saucer-scare stuff; just handle the Organization business.
Time Crime | H. Beam Piper
A group of babies vanished during the last big flying saucer scare.
Earth Alert! | Kris Neville

Well—perhaps we should play it safe while the flying saucer folk are watching us!
One Out of Ten | J. Anthony Ferlaine
Or from one of the lower portholes in a giant flying saucer.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for flying saucer

flying saucer

noun

any disc-shaped flying object alleged to come from outer space

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