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Meaning of SAUCER

Pronunciation:  'sosur

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a disk used in throwing competitions
  2. [n]  directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  3. [n]  a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
  4. [n]  something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
 
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 Synonyms: disc, discus, dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, disk
 
 See Also: directional antenna, disc, disk, dot, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, microwave radar, point, radar, radio detection and ranging, radio reflector, radio telescope, radiolocation, round shape, scanner, sporting goods, sports equipment

 

 

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Saucer
Rugged geologist Rip Cantrell unearths a 140,000 year old flying saucer in the Sahara, setting off a comic series of misadventures that take him across the world and back.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sau"cer\, n. [F. sauci[`e]re, from sauce. See {Sauce}.]
1. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
   [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup
   is set at table.
3. Something resembling a saucer in shape. Specifically:
   (a) A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
   (b) A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
 
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