Flying saucer
Flying saucer noun - An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins.
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Rocket and flying saucer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rocket" instead a noun phrase "Flying saucer".
Rocket
Rocket noun - A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion.
Flying saucer and rocket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flying saucer" instead a noun "Rocket".
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Reality Is Unrealistic: Rainbow Dash actually complains that the Normandy, a posterchild for the Cool Starship trope, "doesn't look like a real spaceship." She was expecting something a flying saucer or rocket, with lots of fins.
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Flying Saucer: The Jupiter I booster rocket has this design, as a means to hold the Jupiter 2 until it's launched into orbit.
Source: Film / Lost in Space -
In one episode of Rocket Power, a whale is shown being kidnapped by a flying saucer in the background of one scene.
Source: Space Whale
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