Lexic.us

Definition of Flying saucer

1. Noun. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins.

Definition of Flying saucer

1. Noun. (informal) An unidentified flying object; UFO; usually with disc-like properties. ¹

2. Noun. In fiction, an alien interplanetary vessel with a disc-like shape and generally metallic appearance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flying Saucer

Literary usage of Flying saucer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desertby Richard L. Weaver by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"Allegations are that a flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) were found at the crash site and transported to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. BACKGROUND. ..."

2. Confront the Now Create the Future by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"RUSSIA'S flying saucer In an article appearing in the June 26 edition of TIlE SUNDAY TIMES, [quoting:] Since THE SUNDAY TIMES broke the news in April that a ..."

3. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 5 by Mike Graff (2003)
"flying saucer The unusual shape of the Space Needle stands 605 feet (184 m) tall. ... It's in the shape of a flying saucer. At 500 feet (152 m), ..."

4. The Iron Trap Around America by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"Everybody's going to call in and say, “Hey, I just saw a flying saucer and it ... It's not a flying saucer, ladies and gentlemen, it is the new Phalanx VTOL ..."

5. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard, Mary K. Burnham, Bill Burnham (2005)
"Visitors explore the world of motion, from the mighty steam locomotives of yesteryear to the world's only captive flying saucer. Exhibits include the first ..."

6. Guide to U.S. Army Museums by R. Cody Phillips (1997)
"Also displayed adjacent to the museum are some experimental transport vehicles that were tested, but never adopted by the Army, including a "flying saucer. ..."

7. High Frontier: The U.S. Air Force & the Military Space Program by Curtis Peebles (1998)
"... New Mexico, in early June 1947, prompting reports that a "flying saucer" had been recovered. Although Project Mogul had only limited success, it, too, ..."

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