bogie

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to an evil spirit or ghost, or in military aviation, an unidentified aircraft, often assumed to be hostile.

• 🇫🇷Nom avec plusieurs sens : peut désigner un esprit malveillant ou un fantôme, et dans l'aviation militaire, un aéronef non identifié, souvent considéré comme ennemi.

1. Evil spirit B2 informal

   A malevolent or mischievous ghost or goblin, often used to frighten children.

   • The old house was said to be haunted by a bogie.
   • Children were told stories about a bogie that lived in the woods.
   • He felt a chill, as if a bogie was watching him.

   🇫🇷Esprit malveillant ou gobelin

   Synonymes: bogeymanboogeymanbugbearhobgoblin

2. Unidentified aircraft C1 formal

   A term used by military pilots and air traffic control for an aircraft that has not been identified, often potentially hostile.

   • The radar picked up a bogie approaching from the north.
   • The pilot reported a bogie at 10 o'clock high.
   • The squadron was scrambled to intercept the bogie.

   🇫🇷Avion non identifié (terme militaire)

   Synonymes: blipcontactunidentifiedunknown

• bogies plural form
• bogies' possessive plural form
• bogie's possessive singular form