bogy

ˈboʊɡi

bogies

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Definition of bogy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

supernatural

Rare

imaginary evil spirit

Rare

Children feared the bogy would come at night.

bogey

bogie

aviation

TECH.

unidentified aircraft, possibly an enemy

TECH.

The radar detected a bogy approaching fast.

bogey

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Origin of bogy

Scottish, bogill (ghost)

Examples of bogy in a sentence

The villagers believed a bogy lurked in the shadows.
Pilots were alerted to a bogy on their tail.
The squadron scrambled to intercept the incoming bogy.

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French:spectre, bogey, ...
German:Geist, Bogey, ...
Italian:fantasma, aeromobile non identificato, ...
Spanish:espíritu maligno, bogey, ...
Portuguese:espírito maligno, intruso, ...
Chinese:幽灵, 不明飞行物, ...
Japanese:お化け, 未確認機, ...
Arabic:عفريت, هَدَف جَوِّي غَيْر مَعْرُوف, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁד, מָטוֹס לֹא מְזֹהֶה, ...
Russian:привидение, неопознанный объект, ...
Ukrainian:привид, невідомий літак, ...
Hindi:डरावना भूत, बोगी, ...
Bengali:ভূত, অপরিচিত বিমান, ...
Catalan:esperit, bogey, ...
Czech:bubák, vzdušný cíl, ...
Danish:spøgelse, uidentificeret fly, ...
Dutch:ingebeelde kwade geest, onbekend vliegtuig, ...
Greek:φάντασμα, άγνωστο αεροσκάφος, ...
Hungarian:mumus, légi cél, ...
Khmer:ខ្មោចបោក, យន្តហោះមិនស្គាល់អត្តសញ្ញាណ, ...
Korean:상상의 악령, 미확인 항공기, ...
Persian:روح خیالی, هواپیمای ناشناس, ...
Polish:wyimaginowany zły duch, obiekt, ...
Portuguese (BR):espírito maligno, aeronave não identificada, ...
Romanian:fantomă, obiect zburător neidentificat, ...
Swedish:inbillad ond ande, bogey, ...
Thai:ปีศาจ, เครื่องบินไม่ทราบฝ่าย, ...
Turkish:hayali kötü ruh, tanımlanamayan uçak, ...
Vietnamese:ma quỷ tưởng tượng, máy bay không xác định, ...

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