UFO
pronunciation
How to pronounce UFO in British English:
UK [ˌju:ef'əʊ]
How to pronounce UFO in American English:
US [ˌjuef'oʊ]
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- Noun:
- an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
Word Origin
- UFO (n.)
- 1953, abbreviation of Unidentified Flying Object, which is attested from 1950.
Example
- 1. Sketch of a ufo made by a witness .
- 2. He had earlier claimed to have been shown round a ufo in 2001 .
- 3. It can now be found among the many mysterious incidentsfeatured in official ufo files released today .
- 4. Some ufo sightings could be explained by ball lightning and other atmospheric phenomena , claims australian astrophysicist stephen hughes .
- 5. That man was jimmy carter , who remains the first and only president of the united states to officially report a ufo sighting .