English Explanatory Dictionary

UFO

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft.
  2. An "unfinished object" in knitting or other kinds of craft.
  3. Initialism of ultrared flattened object.
noun
  1. A UFO.

Pronunciation

/ˌjuːɛfˈəʊ/ /ˈjuːfəʊ̯/ /ˌjuˌɛfˈoʊ/ /ˈjufoʊ̯/ /ˈʌfoʊ̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-UFO.wav /ˈju.foʊ/

Word forms

UFO UFOs

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Synonyms

UAP

Related words

flying saucer IFO

Derived words

jellyfish UFO UFObow UFOer ufologist ufology UFO nest UFO peach UFO religion
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