flying saucer
The term "flying saucer" gained popularity after a 1947 sighting by aviator Kenneth Arnold, and it is often associated with UFOs and extraterrestrial spacecraft.
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Definition
B2Aviation
(informal)A disc-shaped unidentified flying object.
Example
- Several people reported seeing a flying saucer hovering above the city last night.
B2Science Fiction
(popular culture)An alien spacecraft with a disc-like shape.
Example
- The movie featured a flying saucer landing in the middle of a busy city.
B2Confectionery
A small capsule of rice paper filled with sherbet.
Example
- Children love to eat flying saucers because of their fizzy sherbet filling.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "flying saucer":
flying diskflying discunidentified flying objectflying fishflying circusspace cadetflying brickrocket shipspace flight