flying saucer
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- 1 flying saucer、disc-shaped UFO
This word refers to a disc-shaped flying object imagined to be a spacecraft from another world.
flying saucer、disc-shaped UFO
A disc-shaped flying object, typically imagined or described as an alien spacecraft.
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ฉันเห็นจานบินบนท้องฟ้า chǎn hěn caanbin bon thɔ́ɔŋfáa I saw a flying saucer in the sky. ฉันเห็นจานบินบนท้องฟ้า details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines จาน, “plate” or “dish,” with บิน, “to fly,” so its literal image is a “flying dish.” It suggests a flat, saucer-shaped craft. When counting it as a vehicle, use the classifier ลำ, as in จานบินหนึ่งลำ, “one flying saucer.”
Usage
It is commonly used in science fiction, alien stories, UFO sighting reports, and discussions of mysterious disc-shaped objects in the sky.
Caution
A recreational flying disc or Frisbee is normally called จานร่อน. จานบิน generally suggests a saucer-like craft associated with aliens. It is also narrower than ยูเอฟโอ because not every unidentified flying object is disc-shaped.
Differences from similar words
1 flying saucer synonyms
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ยูเอฟโอ can refer to any unidentified flying object, regardless of its shape. จานบิน more specifically evokes a saucer-shaped object and is often portrayed as an alien spacecraft.