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# ufo

«ufo» in Mova's school dictionary: **short for «unidentified flying object»: something seen in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a UFO, UFOs) — abbreviation

### meaning for a pupil

1) A UFO is short for «unidentified flying object»: something seen in the sky that people cannot explain or name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#m1)

2) In everyday talk and films, a UFO often means a flying saucer, an alien spaceship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Science and critical thinking: most UFO sightings turn out to be planes, satellites, weather balloons, drones, planets like Venus, or tricks of light; «unidentified» only means not yet explained, not «alien». Governments now often use the term UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena). Scientists say there is no confirmed evidence that aliens have visited Earth. Stories and films: UFOs bring aliens to Earth.

### examples

- Grandad says he saw a UFO over the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x1)
- The «UFO» turned out to be a weather balloon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x2)
- In the film, a UFO landed in the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x3)
- UFO stands for unidentified flying object. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x4)
- Scientists check UFO reports carefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x5)
- My little brother drew a UFO with green aliens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x6)
- That bright «UFO» was actually the planet Venus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/#x7)

### note

Usually written in capitals: UFO, plural UFOs. Said «you-ef-OH» or «YOO-foh». «Unidentified» does not mean «from space» — it means nobody knows yet what it is. Note: the input is lower case «ufo», but the normal spelling is UFO.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ufo» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.