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Exocet

/ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/

Exocet noun: a French antiship missile.

Noun

Exocet (plural Exocets)

  1. A French antiship missile.

Forms of Exocet

pluralExocets

Origin of Exocet

From French Exocet, from exocet (“flying fish”), from New Latin exocoetus, from Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos, “a kind of fish resting on shore”), from ἔξω (éxō, “out, outside, without”) + κοῖτος (koîtos, “place of rest, bed”).

Questions about Exocet

What does Exocet mean?
Exocet means a French antiship missile.
What part of speech is Exocet?
Exocet is a noun.
How do you pronounce Exocet?
Exocet is pronounced /ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/.
What is the plural of Exocet?
The plural of Exocet is Exocets.

Words near Exocet in the dictionary

  1. exocentrically
  2. exocentricity
  3. exocentrics
  4. exocervical
  5. exocervix
  6. Exocet
  7. Exocets
  8. exocharmic
  9. exochelin
  10. exochelins
  11. exochitinase

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